The Maid and the Usurper

Summary

“It’s been a while, Laila. My maid.”Laila, a maid born in the shadows of a brothel.Leopold, the king’s forsaken illegitimate son.Their first love as children was tender, yet it left wounds that neither could forget.Years later, they cross paths again under false identities. Love, hatred, obsession, these tangled emotions blaze like wildfire. A first love they once tried to bury, but could never release, now threatens to consume them completely.A perilous reunion between a noble lady and a war hero.At the end of it all, will they bring about each other’s ruin or succumb to fate