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.
Why You Should Read This Book
Tropes
Trigger Warnings
Born of Blood and Ash
“I know Kolis can’t be killed. Not yet. But I will hurt him. Badly. I will make him wish he was dead. He will beg for it.”
“It wasn’t the Arae who acted to restore balance. The very essence itself did.”
“I don’t think it’s possible for anyone to be as uncomfortable when being praised as you are. Accept the praise. You have earned it.”
“Sotoria’s soul is beyond your reach now. You all need to accept that. Now, we are left with only one way to prevent her from being reborn from the giver of blood and the bringer of bone, the Primal of Blood and Ash.”
“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.”
“Those who are reborn may have memories of their previous lives, but they often show as dreams or instances of déjà vu. But they almost always fade as who that person has become in their new life begins to take shape. They may be the same soul and look identical to who they were before, but they are not entirely the same person.”
“The Primal crowns are almost like a chora. An extension of the Primal that can be summoned to them at will but only called to the true bearer of that crown.”
“The Silver Knight. The warrior Queen who fought alongside her husband and her people in battle. Her name, even now, is synonymous with honor and duty. A name that was never repeated throughout the annals of time until Calliphe, the once Princess of Vodina, named her only daughter such. And that is why I was rewarded all those years ago. By saving her and Ronan, I ensured that another bearing her name would eventually be born—one that would usher in great change.”
“His false belief that there is good in all living things, no matter how many times they show that all that is left inside them is rot. I don’t think you will have that same problem, will you? So, perhaps your monster will be your savior.”
“Holland is…he’s like family. The kind who spends your entire life lying to you, but still, family.”
“Word is his favorite golden fuck has been running interference for him, along with Varus.”
“That you and Sotoria are of the same bloodline? Yes. That is what I’m saying. Sotoria was never randomly reborn into anyone. She was always reborn in the Mierel bloodline.”
“Yet another example of how much of a fucking idiot Kolis is.”
“Kolis would’ve felt her. He’s had enough of her blood that every time she is reborn, he senses her. And now that he’s also had your blood, he would’ve definitely felt her because a tiny part of you has mingled with her and vice versa.”
“My brave, beautiful wife. Still so frightened by a snake.”
“Power and consequence come from the will of the beholder, right? Both of you were there when Holland said it. None born from my bloodline hungered for power. None will.”
“I know, but theoretically, some could view the Awakening as inevitable and seek to control it. Some could believe it is the only way to save the realms.”
“If I were to have a child, I wouldn’t want them to live a life of no choice, one where their future was already determined for them.”
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