LOGINWhen the world ends, Lilly James awakens. After a cataclysmic event fractures Earth and shatters the veil between realms, Lilly a seemingly ordinary woman who discovers she is the last tether holding the balance between divine order and infernal chaos. Hunted by celestial beings and demonic lords alike, Lilly is thrust into a war that has raged for eons in secret and now exposed and burning across the remains of the world. Caught in the eye of this divine storm are four men, two gods and two demons, sworn enemies from rival factions, each drawn to Lilly for reasons that go beyond destiny. • Kael, a fallen war god with a rage that could burn empires, hides a tortured honor behind his blade. • Theron, a stoic god of time and decay, holds the secrets to the apocalypse—and to Lilly’s past. • Riven, a charming demon prince of desire, masks deadly ambition with silken words and stolen touches. • Draven, a shadow-born demon of vengeance, silent and cold…except when he’s near her. Each of them needs her. Each of them wants her. But their desires might tear her and the world apart. As ancient prophecies unravel and her own powers begin to awaken, Lilly must navigate a brutal new reality where love could be her salvation or the catalyst for humanity’s final ruin. The gods demand devotion. The demons crave possession. But Lilly? She was never meant to bow. She was meant to rise.
View MoreLilly’s POVI woke before the sun and the sky outside was still gray, the faintest sliver of light creeping across the horizon. My breath came shallow, my skin damp with sweat from the dream that clung to me like smoke, Riven’s voice, his eyes, his touch that had never quite touched me.I pressed my hands to my face, trying to steady myself. It hadn’t felt like a dream, it had felt real. Scarlet was still asleep across the room, her back to me, hair spilling over the blanket. I didn’t want to wake her, not yet. Not when I could still feel Riven’s words echoing in my mind.You shouldn’t be alone with him.Kael.I knew I should have stayed in bed, waited for morning to chase the ghosts away, but my heart refused to settle. My body moved before I could think, feet finding the floor, hands pulling on my boots and jacket.The house was silent as I slipped out quietly, closing the door behind me, and the cold morning air hit like a breath of ice.The settlement still slept there was a fain
Lilly’s POVBy the time the sun set the air had changed, the wind was stronger, the laughter had gone, even the birds had gone quiet as if they sensed something wrong. Dinner was held in the hall tonight, the scent of stew and bread was thick but everyone was barely touching their food when I arrived. Kael stood near the far wall with Liam and several other guards with their heads bent together in hushed conversation. Every now and then Kael's gaze went towards the doors with his hand on his weapon that was strapped to his hip. Scarlet leaned closer to me and whispered, "Is it just me or does it feel like everyone is waiting for something bad to happen?"“It's not just you," I replied watching the tension ripple through the room. Hailey was sitting across from us and her usual brightness dimmed when she told us, "They have been on edge all day, Scouts have reported movement near the outer forest. It could just be animals but Kael doesn't like to take chances."“Do you think it is d
Lilly’s POVIt was another morning of peace, I was starting to worry when it was all going to crash down. The settlement was lively with the laughter of all the kids and the small talk of the adults. The fog that has been growing since the other day was heavy today. I stood in the garden with dirt under my nails, the scent of the damp earth and herbs was heavenly. Scarlet was working beside me and humming off key while Hailey chased Levi around the garden. I loved our routine but I had a strange feeling that it was going to come to a end soon.I couldn't stop my mind from wondering to Kael, the man who is starting to take root into my heart. I caught sight of him across the gardens, he stood near the gate with his broad frame outlined by the sunlight. His hair was messy today the dark strands brushing his collar, I wanted to run my fingers through the silky strands. Liam was next to him bent over a table with what looked like a map, they were having a very serious conversation by th
Kael’s POVThe night was quiet and dark, mist covered the grounds across the settlement. I stood at the top of the watchtower gazing around at everything I have built. To everyone else the settlement was safety but to me it was everything. I turned my blade in my hands wishing that training would settle me like it used too, but now Lilly is the only thing my mind can concentrate on. She was the one soul I could not touch, the tether, how that title mocked me. And every time she looked at me the god I once was wanted to wake again. I climbed down the watchtower gazing around tower and stood on the ground, swinging the blade in my hands forcing my pulse to calm.There was a scent in the air of honeyed corruption and smoke, I knew he was near. Riven was testing my wards and I can feel him reach out into Lilly's dreams. “Stay in your pit," I muttered my eyes focused towards Lilly's house. "She is not yours to touch."The shadows gave no reply but the cold chill creeping down my spine
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