The Beggar Who Woke the Sacred Sword
Rain covered the capital of Eldrath in ash-colored mist the morning the beggar entered the palace. Nobody remembered seeing the gates open for him. Later, the guards…
The Chains Forged for Kings Finally Broke
Rain hammered the fortress of Blackthorn Keep like the wrath of forgotten gods. Water streamed down gargoyle mouths and spilled from broken gutters onto the stone courtyard…
The Boy the Giants Feared
The giant should have crushed him immediately. That was what every soldier expected. The creature stood nearly twenty feet tall beneath the freezing rain outside the northern…
The Sword That Broke Against the Servant Boy
Rain battered the cathedral windows of Ashkar Palace with the sound of distant war drums. Inside the throne hall, no one spoke above a whisper. The silence…
The Dragon Mark Beneath the Chains
Rainwater flowed through the cracks of Black Cathedral Square like diluted blood. The people of Ashkar stood packed shoulder to shoulder beneath rows of black royal banners…
The Golden Mark of the Forgotten Heir
Rain fell over Valecross like mourning cloth. The Atlantic winds carried salt through the capital’s narrow cathedral streets while black banners of House Deymour snapped violently above…
MY HUSBAND SAID I WAS “OVERREACTING” SECONDS BEFORE HE SHOVED ME TO THE FLOOR WHILE I WAS PREGNANT.
PART 2 Pain exploded through my side the second I hit the floor. I instinctively wrapped both arms around my stomach. “Please…” I gasped. My baby kicked…
MY HUSBAND LOCKED ME OUT WITH OUR SICK BABY
PART 2 The woman standing in my doorway was wearing my white silk robe. The one Ryan bought me on our honeymoon. She tightened the belt slowly…
The Prisoner Who Called the Crown Stolen
The royal execution hall of Blackthorn Keep looked like a battlefield after the storm broke through it. Rain poured through massive cracks split across the cathedral ceiling…
MY HUSBAND HUMILIATED ME AFTER OUR WEDDING — SO I DESTROYED HIM LEGALLY
PART 2 Daniel went upstairs whistling. That was the part I never forgot. Not the dish rag hitting my face. Not the way his voice turned cruel…