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📚 Book 2 of a completed 2-book series
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In a ruthlessly stratified society where your birth order determines your worth—and whether you even deserve to live—Roselle finds herself caught in a deadly game of power she never asked to play. Forced into military service despite her lowborn status as a Secondborn, she becomes an unexpected pawn for powerful factions scheming to reshape the Republic's leadership. But when a charming rebel soldier pulls her toward a revolution that could destroy everything she knows, Roselle must navigate impossible choices between duty, love, and the chance to fight for something that actually matters. This is a sweeping tale of intrigue, rebellion, and one woman discovering her own power while the world burns around her.
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