A mother returns to the Beast King with her dying child, and one word threatens to expose their secret.
Emilia broke the rule forbidding a human girl from loving the Beast King. Betrayal forced her into exile while pregnant, and she spent three years hiding their son in secret. Now the child's critical illness compels her back into the kingdom that cast her out. Inside the ruler's presence, the toddler calls out Daddy, a single word that threatens to expose his identity and shatter every lie Emilia constructed to keep them safe.
Markers
- 1forbidden romance
- 2secret child
- 3dangerous return
Audience
Readers drawn to secret-child dramas set in a fantasy kingdom will follow this premise.









