Cast out and left to survive on her own, Clara has spent six years raising twins in a village that mocks them as bastards. But one glance from a royal steward at her son is enough to shatter her life—he kneels, and Clara is dragged back to the palace. There, she must confront King Edric, the man linked to the secret she has buried for years. Now the Queen Mother wants the children gone, a duke is ready to kill them, and a sacred royal relic may be the only thing standing between her family and ruin.
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