Book 3: Chapter 1. Prologue

BOOK 3: THE ALPHA KING’S LAST WISH

As war looms over the Eight Kingdoms, Queen Mia of Wahala finds herself fighting a far more devastating battle—one against silence, secrets, and betrayal. The bond she once shared with her husband has fractured, replaced by distance, lies, and a cold barrier she cannot cross. When the truth finally reveals itself, it shatters everything she believed about love, loyalty, and the vows sworn before the Moon Goddess.

Cast out of her own chambers and humiliated before her people, Mia must decide who she is without the man she built her life around. A queen betrayed. A mate discarded. A woman forced to rise.

But shadows stir beyond the palace walls. A deadly sickness tied to forbidden magic threatens the king’s life, ancient wars awaken old enemies, and the return of Princess Kailani—herself scarred by love and loss—reveals that the Ainsworth men may be bound to repeat a legacy of ruin.

As kingdoms prepare for war and hearts fract