The line between love and obsession has never been wider.
While Sera is finally free of Kolis and back with those she loves, not everything is calm. Memories of all she’s endured still haunt her, but Sera finally has hope for a future with the other half of her heart and soul. Nyktos desires, loves, and accepts every part of her—even the monstrous bits she still battles.
More than ever, Sera and Ash have everything under the realms to fight for, and Nyktos has no doubt Sera is fit to be the Queen of the Gods. But she must find that faith within herself if they hope to convince the other Courts to support them against Kolis and make Iliseeum and the mortal realm better, safer places for all.
But as Sera begins to piece together the importance of her bloodline and the true meaning behind the foreboding prophecy, it becomes clear that everything that has happened and is yet to come is much bigger than Kolis and his dark obsessions.
They cannot help but wonder exactly how much influence the Fates have had and what their ultimate goal is. What Sera does know for sure is that they can trust very few—including her.
A battle between the gods is brewing, and heartbreaking losses are imminent with the true Primal of Death strengthening. With a family of the heart willing to battle by their side, can Sera and Nyktos stop Kolis before he destroys the realms, or will it all disappear in a fiery inferno of blood and ash?
And the line between justice and vengeance has never been so thin.
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Born of Blood and Ash
“It’s called te’lepe. A bond of sorts. A notam that allows the draken to transfer their thoughts to us. One can even form between them and gods, depending on how comfortable they feel with the god.
“Yet another example of how much of a fucking idiot Kolis is.”
“Mark my words. The Fates will decree it. They will reset the balance, and nothing—absolutely nothing—in this realm or beyond will stop me from having her. I will rise again as the Bringer of Death and Destruction.”
“You will say and do anything to avoid feeling or thinking about it, but eventually, you have to. Because no matter what, Sera, it wasn’t nothing.”
“That is what your strength of will and his love has given my child. That would not be possible without the two of you. You survived. He persisted.”
“Liessa. While I would appreciate you discussing such things as this with me first, I also expect that your temperament will prevent that on occasion.”
“I’d better not see a single scratch on you, liessa. Not even one. So, be the badass Queen you are.”
“If she is reborn and given a viktor, I want it to be you. I plan to get a message to Holland to let him know that I have requested this. I don’t think he’ll refuse. I feel like he owes me.”
“When someone, especially a Primal, cannot find peace while awake or asleep, it shows itself in their actions, decisions, and temperament, as the realms already know.”
“The oath I made to you before has not changed. Kolis will pay for what he has done to you and yours.”
“Because the Kolis I know would choose to see the realms burn before he relinquished control, and we should prepare for that.”
“I’m always looking at you, liessa.”
“It’s all right, you know? To not be okay. To not always be strong.”
“It is your right, as you rule all. You hold within your hands the ability to reward and to condemn.”
“Do you really think I would allow anyone to take me out when I have you to fight and survive for? That I would allow anything or anyone to steal our future? That’s never going to happen, Sera. Never.”
“What did you think would happen? That he would accept your deal? That you would somehow rule? Win? You cannot win against Death. He is inevitable. Life is not.”
“It wasn’t the Arae who acted to restore balance. The very essence itself did.”
“I know she is only one girl. In the grand scheme of things, she’s just one life. But she has suffered over countless lives because of him. She has suffered to the point where the last time Kolis had her, she asked your father to end her life. Kolis told me that. I didn’t want to believe it, but Attes confirmed it. And, Ash, I know what it feels like to get to that point. Yet I still don’t know how bad it got for her. I’ve never been okay with using Sotoria. Never. She doesn’t deserve this.”
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