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The war is over.
Rosalie Vale's kingdom has lost.
At twenty years old, Rosalie has already buried both of her parents and been left to raise her two year old brother, Leo, alone. Quiet, painfully shy, and frightened by the soldiers now occupying her home, Rosalie wants nothing more than to keep Leo safe and survive whatever comes next.
Then Commander Lucan arrives.
Powerful, ruthless when necessary, and accustomed to being obeyed, Lucan helped conquer Rosalie's kingdom. Now he has been given a far more complicated task: bring order to a land devastated by years of war and filled with people who have every reason to hate him.
Lucan understands armies, strategy, and conquest.
Rosalie understands the people left behind.
She knows which families are starving, which children have been orphaned, which homes will not survive the winter, and who is too proud to ask for help. Her quiet knowledge soon makes her unexpectedly valuable to the commander she can barely bring herself to look in the eye.
As winter approaches and resentment simmers beneath an uneasy peace, Rosalie finds herself drawn deeper into Lucan's world. And the more time Lucan spends with the shy young woman who fears him, the more difficult it becomes to ignore her.
But Commander Lucan is keeping a secret.
And when the truth finally comes to light, Rosalie will discover that the man she has begun to trust is far more closely tied to the kingdom that conquered hers than she ever imagined.
He knows how to conquer a territory.
She knows how to keep one alive.
And the war may be over, but living among the conquered has only just begun.
📚 SERIES INFORMATION
Both books are included in this same Wattpad story, so you can continue reading straight through without switching to a separate story.
Book One: Among the Conquered
✅ Complete
Book Two: Where We Belong
✅️ Complete (Note head to my profile to find the rest of book 2 and the start of book 3.)