Secret Castles

Rosewyn clutched the bundled baby in her arms as she ran through the icy winds of Hollins Shire’s brutal winter, shivering violently–but not from the cold. She shivered from fright and dread. The baby she held in her arms should have been loved and cared for like any other newborn, but the baby had been condemned to die by the King. His birth was against the law and saving him would mean certain death if she was caught. Even the news of his birth would aid the evil duke, Lord Raymond in overthrowing the entire kingdom. If Rosewyn’s secret is discovered, the kingdom could crumble.

Margaret studied the other rebels hiding with her in an old church. She listened quietly as they discussed King Remington and his army approaching their small town, intent on finding his missing daughter at any cost. As questions of the secret identity and whereabouts of the missing princess flew around the room, she noticed the tattered clothes, the calloused hands, and the weathered faces. She'd escaped prison to warn King Henry in the neighboring kingdom, despite rumors of a new monster in the Bordar Mountains.