Draekkon's Fire: The Shadow Queen

An exiled princess. A vengeful queen. A realm teetering on the edge of ruin.Cintarzia is breaking beneath the weight of old grudges and immortal rivalries. When a forbidden scandal ignites fury between the kingdoms of Burnleaf and Silverhawke, the fragile balance shatters-and war slithers in like smoke.Queen Gwendolyn rules with icy resolve, demanding obedience no matter the cost. Her sister, Princess Aeve, is a royal hostage bound to a sadistic king, her every move shadowed by courtly menace. Behind it all lurks their uncle, Lord Vellaine-a master of lies and secrets-who stirs ancient magics to conjure a dragon and seize the realm for himself.But Cintarzia has its own protectors. An immortal witch. A blood-soaked warrior. A girl trapped in gilded chains who might yet raze empires.As kingdoms crumble and allegiances shift, fate places its bets. In a world where every soul is a pawn, who will rise-and who will burn?