Menacing Masquerade — Helen G. Huntley

Every day they beat him and abuse him mercilessly. Every morning they find another soldier dead on the steps of the palace.The invading army starts to realize they have very much underestimated the Ruterians ability to exact revenge. Fear ripples through the ranks of the Frisians. Ivora Palmentola, a spy from the planet Ulmyra, infiltrates their ranks as a Colonel.  She finds him beaten and hurt and takes him under her wing to protect him. She doesn't know he is the Prince of Ruteria.Rue Addinsell calls himself Drack Enthar the same name as the Ruterian God of revenge. He doesn't know his betrayer, filled with bitterness and fear, is looking for him to kill him..Can they save themselves? Can they save each other? Can they save Ruteria from a future of misery and deprivation under the rule of the Frisians? It will take a miracle. Menacing Masquerade, by Helen G Huntley, is a fast-paced action-packed space opera romance, Book Two in The Onaterian Chronicles series. Menacing Masquerade can be read as a standalone.