Before Wonderland became a realm of white rabbits, riddles, and nonsense, it was a Queendom built on law, lineage, and the memory of lost magic.

For nearly a century, enchantment has been absent from Wonderland, ever since Tirellia Hart, last of the Dark Empaths, betrayed her coven of Witch-Queens and shattered their dominion. Now Queen Izabella Hart rules with dignity, precision, and an unwavering dedication to order. Her eldest daughter, Lavinia, is prepared to inherit the throne.

But power rarely passes peacefully.

Aurelia Hart, the youngest princess of the realm, has begun to feel a forbidden tremor beneath her skin. The awakening of the same dark, empathic magic her ancestor once wielded. As her abilities surge, so too does unrest beyond the palace walls.

Caravans vanish. Merchants disappear. A string of bold robberies terrorises the kingdom, and all evidence points to the Loons, a persecuted, outcast people long blamed for every ill Wonderland endures. But Sergeant O’Hare of the Iron Root Battalion has seen too many miracles and too many lies to accept the official story. Defying orders, he follows a trail that winds far deeper than expected, straight into the heart of Wonderland’s military, and toward the four Aces: the powerful colonels who command its armies.

As O’Hare digs closer to the truth and Aurelia’s dangerous gift grows stronger, their fates begin to intertwine. Secrets unravel. Loyalties fracture. And in the shadows beneath the Queendom, something ancient begins to stir.

Magic is returning to Wonderland.
and it is choosing its own heirs.