The Dragon Princess Marked for Extinction

"Mirelle Veil Valeris is the reigning Queen of Eldaron and the last surviving Bloodline Witness of the ancient Veil dragon clan—someone born with the rare ability to see the true marks of blood and lineage. After giving birth to the royal family’s only princess, the entire kingdom celebrates the arrival of a child carrying the legendary Golden Crown bloodline. But the moment the infant is placed back in Mirelle’s arms, she knows something is wrong. This is not the daughter she gave birth to. There is no golden crown above the hatchling’s head—the sacred mark of House Valeris. Instead, dark blood-veins crawl across the child’s body, an omen associated with the destruction of the royal bloodline. Yet the Dragon King, their eldest son Kaelan, and Queen Mother Isolde can see none of these marks. Isolde seizes the opportunity to mock Mirelle once again, accusing her of using her so-called bloodline gift to deceive everyone and even suggesting that childbirth has left her confused and unstable. Mirelle refuses to argue. She knows only one thing: her real daughter is still somewhere inside the palace, and with every passing moment, the child’s life is slipping away. Driven by a mother’s determination, Mirelle seals the royal palace, investigates the attendants who assisted with the birth, and eventually breaks into the Queen Mother’s private chapel. Behind a hidden double wall, she finds the true princess, Liora, barely alive. But finding her daughter only exposes a far greater conspiracy. Forged royal blood crystals, a mysterious obsidian necklace, and a hidden underground bloodline altar lead Mirelle to a horrifying truth: the woman who has spent years belittling her and suppressing her gift is not the real Isolde at all. She is Sigrid, princess of the defeated Morcant clan. Sigrid not only switched Mirelle’s newborn daughter, but years earlier secretly planted a blood seal inside Kaelan. Her plan is to combine the prince’s power with Liora’s Golden Crown bloo