First published 2022
Sera's secret plan to assassinate Nyktos has been exposed, destroying the trust between them. Now she faces suspicion from all sides in her mission to destroy Kolis, the false King of Gods who threatens both Iliseeum and the mortal realm. Nyktos proposes they work together, but their alliance is complicated by the intense passion that flares between them. Sera knows she cannot fall for the tortured Primal, not when freedom from her unwanted destiny seems within reach. Yet their shared desire proves impossible to ignore. As Sera discovers she wants more than a marriage in name only, new dangers emerge. Attacks on the Shadowlands escalate. Kolis summons them to his Court, bringing fresh threats. The Primal power of Life grows stronger within Sera, bringing her closer to her Culling's end. Without Nyktos's love, which he cannot feel, she will not survive her Ascension. Time runs short for Sera, for their realms, and for any chance at the life she never dared want.
Genres: romance, fantasy, fantasy-romance, paranormal-romance, new-adult, new-adult-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Iliseeum, Shadowlands
652 pages · Kindle Edition · Blue Box Press
Content warnings: violence