L.C. Emerson

The youngest royal heir is dead. An ancient curse turned him to stone.​ To stop it, the king plunges into a dangerous quest to unearth the source and destroy it: the lost princesses of the enemy kingdom. Yet finding them may be an impossible task, for the heirs of the cursed are unaware of their true heritage. Naithea Utari is a hetaira trapped in a luxurious brothel, enslaved by her own mistress through a never ending bargain that shackles her from her freedom. Meanwhile, Darcia Voreia, an illusionist condemned to perform in her stepbrother’s circus, yearns to run away and have a life untethered. As chaos unfolds, Naithea and Darcia are thrust into a maelstrom of destiny. Despite their paths having never crossed, the inevitable destruction that engulfs their world compels them to unravel the mysteries of the past and of their own. To save those they love, they must confront the abyss within themselves, before magic is destroyed forever.