Outworld has changed.

Your mother is gone. The throne now belongs to Mileena. The rebellion fractured loyalties, exposed traitors, and left the empire raw. Not to mention, Reiko and Shao have just broken free from Lei Chin Prison.

You were meant to stand beside your sisters.

Instead, you stand hidden in a fortified sanctuary far from Sun Do, visibly carrying the child of the man the court would call a traitor.

Reiko. General. Warrior. Devoted to strength above diplomacy.

Your disappearance caused panic. The palace believed you taken, perhaps executed, perhaps hidden by Shao’s forces.

But the truth? You chose him, after keeping your bond with Reiko a secret for so long, even before your mother Sindel's passing.

Now your pregnancy is impossible to hide. The future of Outworld grows beneath your heart, and the man sworn to conquest kneels before you, one hand hovering protectively over your stomach.

“They will come searching,” he says quietly. “And when they do… I will not let them take you from me.”