When We Were Crowned

She is the Gladiator Queen. Fighting fair is not her style. With the crown safely on Leyli's head, her problems should've been over. Her country is safe. Her family is together. What more could a new Queen ask for? Unfortunately, spending her mornings purging her stomach isn't it. Evidently, not even the Queen is immune to morning sickness. Even worse, women in her country are expected to simply produce the next generation, not rule it. As soon as the men in court realize she's pregnant with the heir, they'll try to take away all the power she fought so hard to gain. If that was all she had to worry about, things would be great. But Rhia is closing in. The expansionist nation to the west has been trying to find a way around her father's peace treaty. Is this merely a misunderstanding between politicians, or is it the first hint of war? And why is one of the Senators saying the exact same thing her cousin cited as his reason for rebellion? When all the pieces come together, Leyli realizes it's worse than she feared. Only one thing can save her country now, but that means putting herself - and her unborn child - in harms way. Long Live the Gladiator Queen, they say. But a Wolf is nothing without her Lions.