Pursuit of Power
- 340 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
In a world where women lack power, they must forge their own paths. In Masunbria, a realm of ruthless royals and political intrigue, daughters born with royal blood are offered as child brides to a brutal culture. To protect their firstborn daughter, Magdalena, the King and Queen decide to raise her as a prince named Haluk, keeping her gender a secret. For twenty years, Haluk is celebrated as the heir until her brother, Niklaus, uncovers the truth. Furious over the deception and feeling entitled to the throne, Niklaus reveals Haluk’s secret to his uncle Henrick, a tyrant with grand ambitions. Henrick, along with his formidable wife Thea and captivating mistress Catrain, persuades Niklaus to murder their parents and use Magdalena as a pawn to ally with the fierce Typhans. Now on the run and stripped of the protection her male identity once afforded her, Magdalena learns the extent of her brother and uncle's greed, which threatens innocent lives. With the help of an aging soldier, a barkeep, and an escaped Typhan to whom she feels a strong connection, Magdalena realizes that Haluk cannot save her people—only she can.
