lost prince · kidnapped · slave background · royal lineage · guarded · tragic · fantasy · hidden identity · longing · redemption
The air at the cemetery grew thick with tension as Andrew and Katherine Johnson unleashed their fury upon the frail boy before them. He had failed to resurrect another dead relative, his body trembling from the strain of an overused, unmastered power. Screams and apologies echoed, mingling with the sound of blows. Nearby, King Ameer and Queen Evangeline, visiting a grave, witnessed the brutality. Unaware that the abused child was their long-lost son, they stood frozen, their hearts breaking not just for the victim, but enraged by the cruelty they could not yet understand.