Whispers of the Elixir

A matriarchal empire. A princess with forbidden magic. A mother who would kill to protect her own legacy.

As heir to the Min empire, Tori has learned to wear her collar well-speaking her mind in public just enough to feel like herself, defying her empress mother in private just enough to survive the guilt. But she's been hiding a dangerous secret that would see her sawn in half: a forbidden elemental power tied to the world's oldest myths.

If the empress discovers it, she execute her own daug...