After being forced to flee from the Kingdom of Ophaelyn following an unexpected attack, Aria Rosi, a 24 year-old Faey huntress, sought refuge in the nearby forest. Five years following the ambush, Aria has mastered the art of stealth and archery, while strengthening what little magic she possesses.
Though Aria spent years learning the obstacles of the forest and protecting herself from the unyielding force of nature, she unknowingly makes a careless mistake that could lead to her demise. As Aria is brought to a kingdom that has malicious intent for her well-being, she meets her captor, Elias Callas, a ruggedly handsome and stubborn Prince, who's assignment is to make her life feasibly miserable.
As Aria fights for her continued survival, she learns she is capable of more than she had ever originally believed- capable of experiencing love and friendship, initiating a reform her world desperately needed, and uncovering a prophecy that forebode the future with a man she has grown to cherish.
Though, it has only just begun.
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Follow Aria's journey as she is forcefully tossed into foreign territory corrupted by a nefarious monarchy, while discovering the depths of betrayal, revenge, friendship, and love.
***WARNING***
This book does include detailed adult scenes, violence, and gore.
When everything is taken from her, all she has left is her will to fight.
After young Ariel's parents are wrongfully seized, she's dragged away by palace guards and locked within the darkest corners of the kingdom. Years later, she's forced into brutal training to become a knight of Aria-one of many chosen youths with shattered pasts and uncertain futures. Among them, she finds friendship, strength, and purpose.
But time changes people.
As secrets rise to the surface and shadows creep through the kingdom's walls, Ariel begins to realize that not all battles are fought with swords. Loyalties shift. Pain runs deep. And the cost of holding onto her vow-to become one of the greatest knights Aria has ever known-might be everything she has left.
Can Ariel protect the ones she loves, or will the kingdom's darkness consume them all?