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Crown of Hidden Scales

A serialized novel · 24 chapters published · 3 free to read

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The crown that was supposed to choose a prince flies into the hands of his betrothed, and the scales she has hidden her whole life show in front of the court. The man ordered to burn her at dawn wears the other half of the crown's answer under his gloves.

Tropes & themes: female lead · royal palace · forced proximity · palace intrigue · fantasy kingdom · fantasy romance · romance · public-scandal · enemies to lovers · dual lead · found family · hidden heir · timeless fantasy · masc-x-femme · steamy · secret identity

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: The Crown Chooses (free)
  2. Chapter 2: Dawn Is Far Away (free)
  3. Chapter 3: The Flue (free)
  4. Chapter 4: Lie Test (free with an account)
  5. Chapter 5: The Heat Isn't Mine (free with an account)
  6. Chapter 6: Market Day at Brannock (free with an account)
  7. Chapter 7: The Hangman Kneels (free with an account)
  8. Chapter 8: Emberfold (free with an account)
  9. Chapter 9: Two Lies (free with an account)
  10. Chapter 10: The Bridge (free with an account)
  11. Chapter 11: Thirty Paces (free with an account)
  12. Chapter 12: The Name in the Iron (free with an account)
  13. Chapter 13: The Dowager's Truth (locked)
  14. Chapter 14: The Copy (locked)
  15. Chapter 15: The Pyres (locked)
  16. Chapter 16: The Chancellor's Price (locked)
  17. Chapter 17: The Lie Chamber (locked)
  18. Chapter 18: What the Court Heard (locked)
  19. Chapter 19: Edric Alone (locked)
  20. Chapter 20: Dark Crown (locked)
  21. Chapter 21: The Hearing (locked)
  22. Chapter 22: The Pit (locked)
  23. Chapter 23: The Rite (locked)
  24. Chapter 24: Scales (locked)

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