She was never meant to matter. But she’s done being forgotten.
Nina and Carrius were born at the same time, under the same stars. He got the title, the magic, the training, and the respect. And Nina? She was branded ordinary—a footnote in other peoples' stories.
Until the Games call her name.
Until a contestant whispers the name of her mother's killer.
Until the secrets around her begin to untangle.
When the Common Games reopen, Nina steps forward to face magic and monsters alike. Not for glory, not for revenge, but for the first thing she’s ever been denied—a story of her own.
But in the arena’s shadows, the past isn’t buried. It’s watching. Waiting. In a tournament where magic should protect the players, someone—or something—is bending the rules. And Nina is about to learn that being overlooked may have been the only thing keeping her alive.
For fans of dark horse heroines, monster battles, fractured families, and slow-burning secrets, A Prologue of Deception kicks off a fantasy saga where the underdog doesn't just bite back—she carves her own legend.
