Al sia fell two thousand years ago-betrayed from within.
Its last queen was murdered by her own sister, and her people were driven into exile, scattered across Velendia, waiting for a day that might never come.
They wait for an heir to the fallen queen's power.
Kiona was born into that legacy-whether she wanted it or not.
As the eldest daughter of Al sia, the weight of a fallen kingdom rests on her shoulders. But restoring her people means stepping into a world of power, magic, and intrigue... one she is not sure she can survive.
Surrounded by dangerous allies, dark magic and a history that refuses to stay buried, the more Kiona fights for her kingdom, the more she is forced to confront a truth she cannot escape:
She is not welcome in Al sia.
Her existence challenges everything the governing council claims as truth.
She is the Heir of Ruin-the last daughter of a dying house.
She is not just a part of this story.
She is the reason it begins.
Because by every law and decree of Al sia-
She should not exist.