Total pages in book: 362
Estimated words: 347293 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1736(@200wpm)___ 1389(@250wpm)___ 1158(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 347293 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1736(@200wpm)___ 1389(@250wpm)___ 1158(@300wpm)
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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Pronunciation Guide
Characters
Aios – AYY-ohs
Andreia – ahn-DRAY-ah
Attes – AT-tayz
Aurelia – au-REL-ee-ah
Aydun - AYE-duhn
Baines – baynz
Bele – bell
Callum – KAL-um
Crolee – KROH-lee
Daniil – da-NEEL
Davina – dah-VEE-nuh
Diaval – dee-AH-vuhl
Dorcan – dohr-kan
Dyses – DEYE-seez
Eamon Icarion - AYE-mon IK-ayr-ee-on
Ector – EHK-tohr
Ehthawn – EE-thawn
Elias – el-IGH-us
Embris – EM-bris
Erlina – Er-LEE-nah
Ernald – ER-nald
Eythos – EE-thos
Ezmeria – ez-MARE-ee-ah
Gemma – jeh-muh
Halayna – hah-LAY-nah
Hanan – HAY-nan
Holland – HAA-luhnd
Hymeria - high-MAYR-ee-ah
Iason – IGH-son
Ione – EYE-on
Iridessa - EER-i-dess-ah
Jadis – JAY-dis
Jamison - JAYM-i-son
Kayleigh Balfour – KAY-lee BAL-fohr
Keella – KEE-lah
Kolis – KOH-lis
Kyn – kin
Lailah – LAY-lah
Lathan – LEY-THahN
Liam - LEE-um
Liora - Lee-OHR-ah
Loimus – loy-moos
Madis – mad-is
Mahiil – ma-HEEL
Maia – MY-ah
Marisol Faber – MARE-i-sohl FAY-berr
Mestra - MEH-strah
Mycella – MY-sell-AH
Naberius – nah-BEHR-ee-us
Nektas – NEK-tas
Nyktos – NIK-toes
Odetta – oh-DET-ah
Orphine – OR-feen
Pallas - PAHL-us
Peinea – pain-ee-yah
Penellaphe – pen-NELL-uh-fee
Phanos – FAN-ohs
Phena - FEE-nah
Polemus – pol-he-mus
Queen Calliphe – queen KAL-ih-fee
Reaver – REE-ver
Rhahar – RUH-har
Rhain – rain
Ronan Lesly – ROH-nahn LES-lee
Saion – SIGH-on
Sera – SEE-rah
Seraphena Mierel – SEE-rah-fee-nah MEER-ehl
Sotoria – soh-TOR-ee-ah
Taric – tay-rik
Tavius – TAY-vee-us
Thad – thad
Thierran - THEER-an
Theon – thEE-awn
Uros– OO-rohs
Varus - VAYR-us
Veses – VES-eez
Vikter Ward/Wardwell – VIK-ter WARD/WARD-well
Wil Tovar - WILL TOH-vahr
Places
Athanien Palace –ATH-ehn-ee-an pal-us
Callasta Isles – cah-LAS-tuh eyelz
Carcers [The] – KAR-serz
Carsodonia – kar-so-DON-uh
Cauldra Manor – kall-drah [manor]
Cor Palace – kohr pal-is
Creta - KREE-tah
Dalos – day-lohs
Elysium Peaks – ihl-LEES-ee-uhm peeks
Essaly – EHS-ah-lee
House of Haides – howz of HAY-deez
Hygeia – high-JEE-uh
Iliseeum – AH-lee-see-um
Kithreia – kith-REE-ah
Lasania – lah-SAHN-ee-uh
Lotho – LOH-thoh
Masadonia – mah-sah-DOHN-uh
Massene – mah-SEE-nuh
Oak Ambler – ohk AM-bler
Pillars of Asphodel – [pillars of] AS-foe-del
Skotos Mountains – SKOH-tohs MOWNT-ehnz
Sirta – SIR-ta
Thyia Plains – THIGH-ah playnz
Triton Isles – TRY-ton IGH-elz
Undying Hills – UN-dy-ing hillz
Vangar - VAN-gahr
Vathi – VAY-thee
Vita – VEE-tah
Vodina Isles – voh-DEE-nuh IGH-elz
Terms
Agna Adice - AYG-nah AY-dis
Agna Udex - AYG-nah OO-dex
Arae – air-ree
benada – ben-NAH-dah
ceeren – SEE-rehn
chora – KOH-rah
Cimmerian – sim-MARE-ee-in
dakkai – DAY-kigh
demis – dem-EEZ
eather – ee-thohr
eirini - ayr-EE-nee
eram - AYR-um
furie - FYOOR-ee
graeca – gray-kah
Gyrm – germ
imprimen – IM-prim-ehn
kardia – KAR-dee-ah
kiyou wolf/wolves – kee-yoo [wolf/wolves]
kynakos - KIGH-nah-kohs
lamaea – lahm-ee-ah
laruea – lah-ROO-ee-ah
lyrue – LIGH-roo
mayeeh Liessar – MAY-ah LEE-sahr
meyaah Liessa – MEE-yah LEE-sah
ni’mere - NIGH-meer
nota – NOH-tah
notam – NOH-tam
oneirou - AWN-eer-oh
por-na - POHR-nah
sekya – sek-yah
shrew – shroo
Sōl Eder - SOHL EE-der
so’lis – SOH-lis
sóls – sohlz
so’vit - SOH-veet
sparanea – SPARE-ah-nay-ah
stasi dato - STAH-see DAH-toh
stasi dato nori - STAH-see DAH-toh NOHR-ee
syhkik - SIGH-kick
te’lepe - TEL-ah-pee
tulpa – tool-PAH
unia - OO-nee-ah
vadentia - vah-DEN-chee-ah
The Asher
Nyktos, also known as the Asher, the One Who is Blessed, the Guardian of Souls, the Primal God of Common Men and Endings, the Primal of Death, and, currently, the God of Being Really Fucking Impatient, didn’t want to be standing in the hall outside his bedchambers.
It was the last place Ash wanted to be when all he could think about was that his Queen—his mate of the heart, his wife, his entire world—was in their bed, waiting for him.
He’d only left her side a handful of minutes ago, but his flesh practically vibrated with the need to return to her. To look upon her. Touch her. Remind himself that she was safe, healthy, and alive. That her Ascension and the hours that’d followed hadn’t been just a wonderful sort of dream.
Ash was desperate to remind himself that, despite everything he’d done to keep himself closed off from others, even going so far as to have his kardia removed, they’d still fallen together, cracking the thick shields they held close to their chests and shattering the barriers they’d erected to keep each other out. The sheer strength of Ash’s will had defied fate. They had defied fate.
All because of what was most unpredictable.
The unknown and unwritten.
The only thing more powerful than the Fates…
True love of the heart and soul—mates of the heart.
But this conversation with Nektas was important. It needed to happen.
So, he would be patient.
Or, at the very least, tolerant of the interruption.
“The realm is quiet,” Nektas shared, his voice low.
“For now.”
“For now,” the draken agreed, crimson-streaked black hair sliding over a shoulder. “The borders between the Shadowlands and Vathi are quiet. As well as the skies. There hasn’t been any movement by Attes or Kyn, either.”
Ash wasn’t concerned about Attes—not that he didn’t want to flay the skin from the bastard’s bones. His hand fisted at his side. No. It was the Primal of Accord and War’s brother that he planned to slowly, painfully eviscerate, starting by taking a strip of his flesh for every word he’d spoken to Ash while he’d been imprisoned—whether true or not.
“His Majesty was gracious enough to offer her to me once he tires of her.” Kyn’s eyes gleamed with a particular brand of sadistic joy as he got right up in Ash’s face, thinking he was completely subdued. “Don’t think she liked hearing that.” He laughed. “Doubt she’ll like feeling my cock in her ass either, but she’ll come to enjoy it. Even beg for—” His words ended in a gurgle of blood and curses.
Ash had stretched the bone chains just enough to lift his arm and dig his fingers into the fucker’s throat. Lost half the skin and a chunk of bone in the process, but he hadn’t cared. He’d gladly do it again and again. That was how strong his fury was.