Queen of the Conquered (Islands of Blood and Storm #1)

by Kacen Callender

He knows that these are the gods of the Fjern, and that these gods only care for people whose skin is paler than his own. Still, he prays to them. This, like most of our people, is all he knows.

“Only people who envy your power will hate you. The poor hate the rich. The slaves hate the kongelig. It’s only natural, isn’t it?”

To release my slaves would be to release the last of the power I have, and if I’m going to succeed in my plans, I’ll need them.

“Focus only on yourself and your ambitions,” she says, “and soon you’ll find that you care not what a single person thinks. Not even your gods.”