Ten Years She Played the Fool — All for Me

Married for power, Princess Elara is imprisoned, humiliated, and stripped of her shifting abilities. She believes her gentle mother cannot save her—until her husband brings his mistress to a royal feast. The court expects Queen Helena to cry. Instead, she bares claws hidden for ten years. As a conspiracy against the Crown unfolds, Elara discovers her mother's true strength and fights to reclaim her own.