A Curse. A Secret Society. Centuries of Silenced Voices Careful. The Hive is Watching. Malala, the new grieving Queen of Hivena, must survive her new life at court without her sisters or the guidance of her late Queen Mother. All while fighting the urgent voices in her head telling her that something cataclysmic is coming and she might be in danger. The mysterious secret society, The People, have gone oddly quiet and rumors of Hivena being a cursed land have captured Malala's attention. Can she navigate high society on her own while battling unseen threats? Or will the loneliness and pressures of being queen bee squash her completely, deeming her a weak queen by her subjects.