Born of Ruin and Glory
A contract marriage. A hidden godhood. A kingdom built on lies.Betrayed by Riven Sae, the man she once loved, Serafina Varkaryn, the General and nowLord of House Varkaryn after her father’s sudden disapperance is kidnapped and forced intoa marriage alliance with the last man she'd ever trust: Darion Vael, the exiled son of agoddess, and The Baron of the Order of Shadows.Darion is cold, calculating, and far more dangerous than he seems. But underneath his maskof carefully crafted stillness and sharpened words, there is an even greater loyalty and a lovehe was never meant to feel. Bound by a greater war between the Lesser Gods and the GreatHouses, Serafina must navigate a world of lies, and betrayals, bringing her enemies tosubmission or doom.But mortals do not survive gods, even the lesser. Aureth Valir, dark mistress of HouseElarion, uses her body as a vessel, channeling the dark powers and bringing the GreatHouses to submission, against the natural order.The Greater Gods cannot interfere. But Serafina is not alone and she is not just a meremortal Lord.She is the heir of Serevyn—goddess of Ruin and Glory. Her heritage rises to the surface.Her blood begins to change. The Awakening erupts.With Darion at her side, she is fated to bring the world to ruin or raise the realms to glory.But as Serafina begins to understand her purpose, her power—betrayal cuts deeper, leavingSerafina torn between revenge and destiny. She discovers that her best friend, Liliana, is thedaughter of her mortal enemy, Aureth Valir.Her father resurfaces… but not as she remembers him.But the war has already begun. The Greater Gods stir from their sleep. And Serafina may be the weapon... or the wreckage of the realms