Shattered in Darkness

After twelve years trapped in Alceria, Kivera Galveterre has finally returned to her home world, Selva. But home is no longer the sanctuary she remembers. As she and her companions search for answers behind their friend's murder, Kivera is summoned back to the Zenith Court, the very place she was born before the lake took her, and into the presence of its ruthless king.

King Arcius sees her not as a survivor, but as a threat.

Confined within his castle walls, Kivera and her friends are forced into a dangerous game as the king seeks to unravel the magic she keeps locked deep inside. The longer she resists, the more their lives hang in the balance.

Yet the gods did not bring her back without reason. Selva is unraveling under cruelty and bloodshed, and they call on Kivera to save her people. But the world she returned to is fractured, and answering that call may cost her everything, including the safety of those she loves.

When a striking warrior from a rival court delivers devastating news, Kivera has been condemned to a Death Trial for the murder of Reanna, her fate takes an even darker turn. Because the truth revealed is far more dangerous than execution:

A mating bond.

With a stranger.

Drawn to him despite her fear, Kivera must decide whether to risk her heart again or lose herself to the secrets closing in around her.

In a land where crowns drip with blood and alliances are built on lies, Kivera must uncover the truth of her heritage before it's too late. But with enemies on every side and trust a luxury she can't afford, one question remains:

Will darkness reveal the truth...

or will the light destroy them all?