Forgotten Crown by Mutya Mante
She needed the money. He understood the transaction. Neither of them expected Mantalaya.
When a council of politicians and business elites decides to resurrect a lost royal kingdom as their political shield, they need a face - someone with the blood, the bearing, and enough desperation to say yes.
They find Dalisay the night her grandmother dies.
They find Leon because he's already in their world. Sharp. Respected. And carrying a warrior's bloodline he hasn't needed yet.
The revival of Mantalaya launches across social media like a brand campaign. The public watches a kingdom rise in real time - and falls in love with a princess who never asked to be one and a businessman who looks every inch the king he doesn't believe he is.
But behind the curated posts and the rising palace and the carefully managed narrative, two people are discovering that some things cannot be scripted.
Like what happens when survival becomes purpose.
Like what happens when a kingdom stops being a brand and starts being worth fighting for.
Like what happens when the wrong reasons lead two people to exactly the right place.
Some crowns find you.
