𝑽𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝑶𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕

𝑨𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒓 thought she had buried her past. Years after her childhood best friend vanished without a trace, she's built a life on her own terms, closing the door on the love-and the ache-that he left behind.

But when 𝑿𝒆𝒓𝒙𝒆𝒔 𝑺𝒊𝒅𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒗 reappears, more powerful, more dangerous, and intent on claiming her, Astera's world is shattered. The boy she once knew is now a man with secrets, a possessive need for control, and a promise he's come to collect.

"I waited for you, Malysh," he tells her, his voice a dark whisper. "Now it's time to make good on that promise."

Caught between the life she built and the man she can't resist, Astera finds herself locked in a game of passion and power where surrender is both her greatest fear and her deepest desire. But as she's drawn further into Xerxes' world, she realizes the price of their past runs deeper-and darker-than she ever imagined.

𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 ,𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐝.𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞