Crown of Silence A Novel by Savannah Selene "In a world divided by stone walls and ancient grudges, his silence could end nations." Lysander Thalor was born cursed-an albino exile with eyes that hold death and forgetting. One green eye summons the voices of the dead. One blue eye erases memory into nothingness. Feared by his militaristic homeland of Thalorion and hunted as a weapon by their rivals, he carries only a scar and the weight of a childhood abandoned. Serenity Cordova, the daughter of a philosopher-innkeeper, burns with the opposite of his shadow: warmth, sunlight, and fearless laughter. Where others recoil, she dares to look at him and see more than a monster. More than a weapon. A boy worth saving. But love in Cordovaea is never private-it is political. Their stolen moments ignite scandal, their bond becomes a battlefield, and the choice between cities becomes a choice between freedom and ruin. As betrayal, trial, and war draw closer, Lysander must decide: will he surrender to the curse the world has written for him, or claim the Crown of Silence as his own? ✨ A sweeping fantasy romance of memory and truth, love and fear, storm and serenity. Copyright Notice © 2026 Savannah Selene. All Rights Reserved. This novel is an original work of fiction by Savannah Selene. All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, translated, adapted, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise-without the prior written permission of the copyright holder, except as permitted under applicable copyright law. The characters, locations, cultures, magical systems, dialogue, plot, and all other creative elements contained within this work are the intellectual property of Savannah Selene. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or deceased, or actual events is purely coincidental unless otherwise stated.

An ancient power. A desperate prince. A pact that should never have been made. When Seraphina agrees to help Aelion save his kingdom from an orc siege, she asks for only one thing in return: a child bound by blood and magic. Desperate, he accepts-unknowing that the bond will change far more than the fate of his people. But the truth waiting beyond the battlefield is far more dangerous than war. Vaelira was never a prisoner. She chose this. As alliances fracture and power begins to shift, what started as a rescue unravels into something far greater-where control gives way to choice, and the world itself begins to change through those willing to embrace it. This story is still very much a work in progress so please bear with me. I'm starting to feel I started to publish too early

Elias spent his entire life trying to be worthy of love. A soldier, a protector, a friend, and eventually the savior of an entire village, he gave everything he had to the people around him-until he learned a devastating truth: many valued him more for what he could do than for who he was. After a near-fatal accident leaves him changed, Elias awakens with abilities beyond anything the world has ever seen. No longer bound by fear, duty, or the need for approval, he abandons the life he built and begins wandering a fractured world where kings fear him, cities whisper his name, and legends grow with every step he takes. But when an ancient journal recognizes him and a mysterious realm beyond reality calls him by name, Elias discovers a truth more unsettling than any betrayal: He is not the first. As forgotten powers stir and secrets older than history begin to surface, Elias must confront a question no one else can answer: Is he humanity's greatest protector...

For 412 years, Valedryn and Nocthar have been at war. Elara Valen was raised to hate the kingdom beyond the northern mountains-and especially its prince, Cassian Veyr, the heir to the Black Crown. The monster who murdered her brother. But when soldiers begin disappearing and ancient secrets buried beneath the palace awaken, Elara discovers that the war she has always believed in may be built on lies. And the one person she was never supposed to love may be the only person who knows the truth. Two kingdoms. One ancient war. A love that could destroy them both.

Every child believes their home is normal until they learn what silence costs. A young heir is raised within Arx Silentium, a palace where silence is law and love is indistinguishable from control. As she grows older, she begins to notice fractures in the reality carefully constructed around her-memories that don't align, emotions that feel borrowed, and relationships that shift depending on who is watching. When she begins to question what is real, she discovers that the most dangerous thing inside the palace is not what it hides from her, but what it has taught her to ignore.

A lost moon. A forbidden love. A memory that should have stayed buried. On the night of her twenty-third birthday, Elara Veyne wakes to a world without a moon. No eclipse. No clouds. No explanation. The moon is simply gone. And then a stranger appears in the forest. A man with silver eyes, a dark sword, and a voice that somehow feels like a forgotten memory. His name is Lucien Valen, Crown Prince of Asterra. He tells Elara three impossible things. He has known her before. She is not who she believes she is. And one hundred years ago, she died in his arms. Elara refuses to believe him-until a strange mark appears on her palm, ancient creatures begin whispering her name, and visions of a bloody castle invade her dreams. Then she discovers a portrait hidden inside the royal palace. A woman who looks exactly like her stands beside Lucien. The painting is one hundred years old. The woman's name is Elarienne. And beneath the portrait, someone has written: SHE WAS NEVER MEANT TO RETURN. As Elara searches for the truth, she begins to uncover a buried history of forbidden magic, royal conspiracies, erased identities, and a love that survived a century of lies. But the closer she gets to Lucien, the more dangerous the truth becomes. Because Lucien may be the only person capable of protecting her. He may also be the man who betrayed her in her previous life. And when the lost moon finally returns, Elara must face the truth hidden beneath the legend: Some loves are destined to return. Some memories are meant to stay forgotten. And some people are worth destroying the world for.

​In a realm teetering on the brink of ruin, a long-forgotten prophecy awakens not in ancient scrolls, but within the burning, blood-crimson eyes of an ordinary young man. Cursed with visions of impending war and apocalyptic flames every time he looks into the future, he becomes both the ultimate weapon and the target of ruthless empires, dark cults, and tyrannical rulers desperate to control his sight. ​Driven from his home and hunted across broken lands, he must learn to master the terrifying magic pulsing behind his gaze. To stop the catastrophic future he continually foresees, he has to navigate lethal political betrayals, forge uneasy alliances with outcasts, and embrace the terrifying truth of his true lineage-before the fire in his vision consumes his mind and burns the world to ash.

Book one-A Kingdom Made of Night For three thousand years, the gods have kept their greatest mistake buried beneath a dead kingdom. Malachar, the Devourer King. One of the ancient Firstborn, he was created with an insatiable ability to consume magic, immortality, and even the power of gods. Unable to destroy him, the gods chained him beneath the earth and erased his name from history. Until Vespera finds him. Known as the Hollow Queen, Vespera is the most beautiful living creature in existence-and one of the most feared. Kings have craved her. Mortals have worshipped her. Entire kingdoms whisper her name like a curse. Beautiful beyond reason and utterly without empathy, Vespera feeds on fear, pain, grief, and the souls of those unfortunate enough to cross her path. She was never supposed to find Malachar. She certainly wasn't supposed to free him. The moment his chains break, the world feels his return. But Malachar discovers something far more fascinating than freedom. Her. For the first time in his existence, the Devourer finds something he cannot consume. And Vespera, who has spent centuries inspiring terror and desire in everyone who looks upon her, finally meets a creature who sees every monstrous part of her-and wants more. Their fascination becomes desire. Their desire becomes obsession. And their obsession becomes something far more dangerous than either of them alone. He would slaughter kingdoms at her request. She would tear apart anyone foolish enough to believe they could take him from her. Neither wants redemption. Neither possesses a hidden goodness waiting to be discovered. And love will not save them. It will make them worse. Now ancient powers are awakening. Prophecies are unraveling. The gods themselves are beginning to fear what has been unleashed. Because the world was prepared for the Devourer King to return. It was prepared to fear the Hollow Queen. It was never prepared for them to fall in love.

Over 2000 years have passed since the Great Wall was built to keep those deserving (or rich) safe from a zombie hoard. Histories have been rewritten and beliefs have changed. When the wall is torn down, a war erupts, causing the horrific deaths of thousands. From the Inside, one ordinary man is sent on a quest to discover the source of the zombie infection. In the Outside, a very special boy, along with his Gargoyle, is tasked with the same by the enigmatic Toymaster. And a witch, dead, must unite them both. These strangers must face fields of death, spirits, silent warriors and the undead to unite their two worlds. Can any of them be the true hero they need to be? *** The Source follows on almost 3000 years after the events of HERO, where Thomas is the only boy in a world of superpowers who has none... ANd HERO is the spiritual successor to Cell, where a trapped man with no identity or memory, becomes the spark for a new future. *** The Multigenre Mashup Smackdown, hosted by @LayethTheSmackDown, is a writing chalenge aimed at Wattpad writers of all genres, and features a variety of prompts for flash fiction and short stories. I started out by wriitng the various stories and poems for their prompts, and each one has become a new chapter in an ongoing fantasy horror!