Shuji_Notes
ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE! This is the English version of the original Italian version!
«Promises are thin blades: you swore we would stand together against the world, yet you chose to bury that oath in the silence of my most important night. As the candles burned low, I didn't yet know my heart beat to your rhythm; I only realized it when your place by my side turned to ash. You left on my birthday, leaving me to discover, in the darkness, that you were the only light I never knew I loved.»
Kaelen is no longer the shadow that whispered death for the King. At twenty-two, amidst the dusty streets of a forgotten, impoverished city, he is merely a literature professor trying to atone for a blood-stained past. He has sworn never to wield a blade again. He has sworn to forget the boy he loved within the palace walls.
But the past has a heavy stride, and it wears Darian's face.
Darian, once his sanctuary, is now his hunter. Having become the provisional Enforcer, he has one task: capture the traitor and bring him back to the King. Wounded by four years of silence and blinded by duty, Darian has vowed that feelings will not stay his hand.
In a world where lies are as sharp as swords, Kaelen must decide: flee once more or face the hatred in the heterochromatic eyes of the only man he has ever loved?
What you will find in this story:
⚔️ Enemies to Lovers
🥀 Star-crossed lovers
🖤 Morally Grey Protagonists
🔥 "Who did this to you?" vibes
🏛️ Dark Fantasy Romance
⛓️ Betrayal & Angst
✨ Past-Lovers to Enemies
🗡️ Protagonist with a dark past (Ex-Executioner)
📚 Slow Burn & Tension
🌍 Worldbuilding Fantasy