Secondborn

In a society where firstborns rule and secondborns are government-owned servants, Roselle St. Sismode faces a harsh reality on her eighteenth birthday when she is forced into the Fate of Swords military arm. Her decision to spare an enemy on the battlefield marks her as a traitor to the state, but she finds an unlikely ally in fellow secondborn Hawthorne Trugrave. As her actions create ripple effects throughout society, Roselle must decide if she can create her own destiny or if her Fate will override everything, even love.