The Amber Sigil

A clumsy accident in the king's hall reveals a terrifying secret: a glowing amber sigil beneath Sigurd's skin that identifies him as the last surviving heir of the deposed royal family and the inheritor of his mother's magical powers. As a slave, his life is already precarious, but this ancient mark connects him to a power he barely understands and a past he cannot escape. The sigil pulses with a life of its own and foretells a destiny far greater—and far more dangerous—than his current humble existence. Now, with the king's watchful eyes upon him, a jealous prince who wants to destroy him and a wise woman's ominous words echoing in his ears, Sigurd must confront the truth of his lineage and the terrifying magic stirring within. Can he free himself from servitude and rise to take his rightful place beside the woman he loves? Or in a world where magic is forbidden, , will the sigil betray him, just as it did his mother?

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