First published 2025
Tessalyn Ausra has claimed her revenge and now lives under the Achaz Kingdom's protection. She possesses uncontrollable power and remains bound by forces that pull her toward darkness, even as destiny calls her forward. Correcting the balance could grant her ultimate freedom, but temptation lurks everywhere. Theon St. Orcas has finally become the Arius Lord, yet isolation surrounds him. Axel has vanished, Luka serves in another kingdom, and Theon works alongside two strangers from another realm without a Source. He races against time to uncover manipulated history while protecting his people from the greatest threat of all: the woman he would sacrifice everything to save. Luka Mors finds himself an outsider in a foreign kingdom, staying close to Tessa's side in a deadly political game. Years of denied temptation now force him into constant proximity with desires he has long suppressed. His loyalty begins to crack under pressure. Three characters face impossible choices as destiny demands sacrifice and power threatens to consume them all.
Genres: romance, adventure, fantasy, dark-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, impossible-choices
Setting: Achaz Kingdom
672 pages · Paperback · Kensington Replenishment Titles (KRT)
Content warnings: violence