Crown of Forbidden Wishes
Elena takes off her engagement ring before another man opens the door. By midnight, Nendo Cross has lost the future he was paying for—and awakened something beneath the water that....
Elena takes off her engagement ring before another man opens the door. By midnight, Nendo Cross has lost the future he was paying for—and awakened something beneath the water that powerful families spent generations keeping sealed. Zahir offers three wishes. Nendo uses the first to demand the truth: every question answered plainly, completely, without a trick. Two wishes remain untouched. One right question can buy his way out of poverty. The next can reveal who owns the world behind the world. Money brings lawyers, land, and a life his enemies never expected him to afford. It also brings relic dealers, hired killers, and an unseen court that recognizes the mark in his palm. The family that humiliated him has reasons to fear more than his fortune. Beyond their guarded doors lies a ruined kingdom and a throne nobody wants him to reach. Nendo can use the truth to make them suffer—or learn what it will cost to build something they cannot take. An urban fantasy of calculated revenge, dangerous bargains, earned power, and a kingdom rising from ruin. A reimagined edition of The Wish Throne. Royal Road author verification: I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com as WorldforgeTony (Anthony Williams). My Royal Road author profile: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/1012665/fictions