Love can withstand time, but can it withstand fate? Bria For five years I’ve sucked it up, done my duty and kept my head down. But not anymore. Ripped from my family, my father killed in cold blood in front of me. Hunted for years for being different, hidden from those who would take my magic and use it for their own sick purposes. One half of the prophecy whispered for the last century. But when the other half, my baby sister, is taken from the safety of her bed, I’ll stop at nothing to get her back. Even if it means losing the love of my life. After all, loving him is doomed anyway. Evander I survived months in the capitol. Participated in countless murders and torture sessions. Drifted through endless nights riddled with guilt over the innocent lives I’ve taken. All to get back to the rebels. To her. She is the most powerful woman to walk this earth in a hundred years. The outcome of the kingdom, the destiny of a people, the future of the world as we know it, all rests in her hands. I can’t have her, but it doesn’t matter. I will follow her to the ends of the earth if I need to. Prophecy be damned. + What is a life without choice? And what would you sacrifice to keep it… Bria I always thought dying was the end. I thought I would be done, gone from this realm and the burdens that come along with it. And for most people, it would seem that’s the truth. But not for me—or at least not yet, that is. The Ancients have all the answers for us, but what if they’re too much to bear? What if I can’t live up to the expectations set upon me by this prophecy? Evander Saving the world meant I had to lose her once. I’m not willing to let it happen again. No matter the prophecy, no matter the fate everyone shoves down our throats, I will not let her go. I’ll take my orders, I’ll take down the king and his men, I’ll do whatever they ask of me. Except for that. Nimai Broken and tainted, I’ll follow my sister wherever she leads. She saved me, after all. But what if the destiny that stares back at me from this new life is no different from the one I faced in the capital? If I’m only wanted for my power and my purity, I’m not sure I can stand by and be the good girl they want me to be. I want to make my own choices for once, forge my own path. Even if that means I’m brought to my knees by a man who could be my savior or my damnation. * Author's Note * This book ends on a cliffhanger and is the second in a trilogy. A detailed list of trigger and content warnings can be found on the author's website. Please note that this is a DARK FANTASY ROMANCE and while some may find it on the gray side, others may be triggered by the content that occurs on page.