by Owais Qureshi
In the Empire of Al-Mutaqahhira, some secrets are worth killing for Tha'ir Faris has spent his entire life hidden behind locked doors, raised by a mother willing to risk everything to keep him alive. But secrets never stay buried forever. An empire built on hatred. A prophecy whispered in the dark. And a boy who refuses to kneel. [What to expect: Slow-burn romance, found family, political intrigue, a hidden boy who tries to survive as a girl]
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [1] 1. The Market of Nurazhar | 0 |
| 2 | [1] 2. The Uneaten Wine | 0 |
| 3 | [1] 3. Smoke Over Nurazhar | 0 |
| 4 | [1] 4. The Collar | 0 |
| 5 | [1] 5. The Parliament | 0 |
| 6 |
| [1] 6. The Empress's Daughter |
| 0 |
| 7 | [1] 7. The Rebel | 0 |
| 8 | [1] 8. The Cost of Kindness | 0 |
| 9 | [2] 1. The Butcher’s Daughter | 0 |
| 10 | [2] 2. Six Years of Governance | 0 |
| 11 | [2] 3. Ceremony Day. | 0 |
| 12 | [2] 4. The Blade and the Square | 0 |
| 13 | [2] 5. Sorting | 0 |
| 14 | [2] 6. Coward or Survivor | 0 |
| 15 | [2] 7. Strange | 0 |
| 16 | [2] 8. The Runaway Horse | 0 |
| 17 | [2] 9. Personel Guards | 0 |
| 18 | [2] 10. The Garden of Women | 0 |
| 19 | [2] 11. The Sixteenth Birthday | — |
| 20 | [2] 12. The Contradiction | — |
| 21 | [2] 13. Rare Feelings | — |
| 22 | [2] 14. The Price of Comfort | — |
| 23 | [2] 15. A Name Among Thousands | — |
| 24 | [2] 16. The Hidden Heir | — |
| 25 | [2] 17. The Letter | — |
| 26 | [2] 18. The Name That Reached the Throne | — |
| 27 | [2] 19. Beneath the Bridge | — |
| 28 | [2] 20. The River of No Return | — |
| 29 | Worth Studying | 0 |
| 30 | Interesting | 0 |
| 31 | Worth Remembering | 0 |
| 32 | Across The Table | 0 |
| 33 | Heroines and Prophecies | 0 |
| 34 | A Reason For Tomorrow | 0 |
| 35 | A New Habit | 0 |
| 36 | A Person | 0 |
| 37 | Neither Alone | 0 |
| 38 | The Quiet March of Time | 0 |
| 39 | The Stubborn Horse | 0 |
| 40 | The Squad | 0 |
| 41 | Crossing Paths | 0 |
| 42 | The Assignment | 0 |
| 43 | Four Friends | 0 |
| 44 | The Journey Begins | 0 |
| 45 | The Dangerous Comfort | 0 |
| 46 | The Forbidden City | 0 |
| 47 | The Luxury of Rest | 0 |
| 48 | The Question in the Dark | 0 |
