The Ashen Heart

On the quiet edges of Lirrenhollow, Elira's life was simple, bound by the rhythms of nature and the safety of home. But when the Khaelis Guard arrives, the life she knows shatters. Torn from her village, she is sold into captivity, a prize for the mysterious man who buys her at the slave market.

Imposing and cold, her captor's presence is as unyielding as the fortress that holds her. Elira is no ordinary captive-she harbors a dangerous secret, one that could destroy them both. But as she endures brutal days of servitude, something unexpected stirs between them. A slow-burning tension that neither can ignore.

Elira is determined to survive, but as secrets unravel and emotions change, she finds herself caught in a deadly game of power and desire. Will she break free, or will the cold man who holds her prisoner become her most unexpected ally-and her greatest enemy?