Bend the Knee

Lyra's life changed the moment her father died and she inherited his crown.

Her father, his High Council, and a flock of tutors spent the first 19 years of Lyra's life training her to rule, but nothing could have prepared her for the storm of secrets that came with her coronation.

However, the crown wasn't the only thing Lyra inherited.

Keeping peace in the realm was going to be difficult enough without uncovering parental betrayal leaving the kingdom on the brink of a war most knew nothing about and former lovers returning with mysteries of their own.

Will Lyra be able to hold everything together, or will she, herself, fall apart while trying?