Chiazor
She was raised in the shadows. He rules the world from the light. But her secret could burn the entire kingdom to the ground.
For eighteen years, Nadia Hayes lived like a phantom. Hidden deep inside a secluded cave by her grandmother, she survived on river fish, harsh training, and silent longing. As the last living survivor of the forbidden Blackblood lineage, her existence is a death sentence. Her only crime is the blood in her veins—and her only desire is to know what it feels like to belong.
Then, one desperate mistake exposes her secret to the realm.
Hunted across enemy territory, Nadia flees to the remnant of her ancestral people, praying for sanctuary. Instead, she finds a clan poisoned by bitterness, resentment, and deep jealousy of her rare, breathtaking beauty. With nowhere left to run and enemies closing in from every side, Nadia is trapped in a world that wants her dead.
Until he steps out of the darkness.
Lyra Bennett, the formidable twenty-nine-year-old True Lycan King, is a monarch feared by all. Ruthless, cold, and utterly paranoid, Lyra views the world with cynical disgust, believing no one could ever love him for who he is beneath his crown. But the moment his golden gaze locks onto Nadia, his terrifying inner beast makes its choice.
He will tear down kingdoms just to keep her safe.
As war ignites between the realm that hunted her and the people who rejected her, Nadia is thrust into the centre of an ancient feud. Caught between a ruthless King obsessed with protecting her and a world demanding her blood, Nadia must decide: will she remain a hidden outcast, or step into her true power to force a peace before the trauma destroys them all?
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