Introduction: For centuries, the Rule of Alice has kept the kingdom of Eldros in check. No ruler may sit on the throne for more than ten years. Those who defy this rule vanish without a trace, their legacies erased as if they had never existed.The people call it a curse. The scholars call it a mystery. The elders call it a warning. Lorne Aurelian, a young archivist鈥檚 apprentice, never intended to uncover the truth. But when he stumbles upon forbidden texts buried deep in the royal archives, he realizes the legend is not what it seems. Alice was never a queen, a prophecy, or a myth鈥攕he was a system. A hidden mechanism of control, ensuring no ruler grew too powerful. And now, Queen Ornella has ruled for twelve years. As rebellion stirs and assassins move in the dark, Lorne races to expose the truth before the queen鈥檚 inevitable fall. But his search leads him to something even more terrifying. The Rule of Alice wasn鈥檛 just meant to topple rulers鈥攊t was meant to prevent something far worse. Because Alice isn鈥檛 just a name. She鈥檚 real. And she鈥檚 waking up. Now, as the kingdom teeters on the edge of war, Lorne must make a choice: help Alice reclaim what was taken from her, or stop a force that was never meant to rise again. But Alice has waited long enough. And she does not forgive....