The Rivaled Crown (The Veiled Kingdom, #3)

by Holly Renee

“My father will die for what he’s done.” The words settled into me. They slammed into my chest as I felt the truth of them in my bones. “And what price will you pay?”

“Your future queen is leaving,” I said firmly, and I felt Verena stiffen beside me. I felt her magic take in my words and slither back as if it, too, were waiting to see what I would do. “Kneel.”

Someone called out, voice rough and raw with emotion. “The queen is here! The queen has come!” It echoed through the bridge, through the army behind me. “The heir has returned. The queen has come.”

Then, “Long live the queen!” The words slammed into my chest, shot into the magic that still moved within me. I turned, and one by one, the room fell to their knees.