The Tyrant's Hidden Queen

Palace maid Mavis pregnant with Imperial Heir. Hides identity; sister Melanie dies protecting her. Six years later, Mavis reunites with son Ethan Sterling and Emperor Alaric Sterling. Consort Roxanne, Lord Roland plot usurpation, hexing Alaric Sterling. Mavis saves Emperor; King of Runan acknowledges her as daughter. Ethan Sterling feigns incompetence, finds Nirvana Hex to save parents. Alaric Sterling quells rebellion, hex removed. Ethan Sterling ascends throne, beginning golden age.