THALIA: Destined (Aristocrat #12)

In the city of Corazon, love is never simple-and history never forgets.

Once, the Oliveira name meant power. They ruled Corazon with elegance and pride-until betrayal, madness, and a forbidden love story shattered their legacy. Now, a century later, Thalia Oliveira walks the city her family once governed, burdened by a history she was too young to shape but old enough to inherit.

Raised on stories of lost glory and tragic romance, Thalia knows the tale: of Marcus Oliveira, the tyrant earl who fell to ruin; of Eros, the gladiator he raised and destroyed; and of Esmeralda, the noble daughter who loved against the rules of their world. When the Di Santis family intervened, the Oliveiras lost so much. Power. Prestige. Corazon itself.

But Thalia suspects the truth runs deeper.

In her search for answers, she meets Tres-the unassuming, enigmatic son of a servant. He shouldn't matter. He doesn't belong in the world of nobles and bloodlines. And yet, there's a weight to him-steady, unspoken, and undeniable. As they grow closer, so does the danger of the past repeating itself.

Because Corazon is a city ruled by memory as much as politics. Old wounds fester beneath its polished streets. And love-especially the kind that crosses lines drawn by power-has always come at a cost.

Thalia must decide: will she protect the name she bears, or follow the heartbeat pulling her towards the truth?
In a city where power is inherited and love is forbidden, some fates are written long before we're born. But others... we choose for ourselves.