ASHES OF US
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Last published Wed, Jun 25, 2025
Ashes of Us is a dark, emotional novella series that follows Rae, a haunted woman who escapes an abusive past only to fall into a brutal underground fight world where survival is the only rule-and love is just another kind of violence.
As Rae rises from victim to weapon, she becomes entangled with Kade, a scarred fighter with secrets that could destroy them both. Their bond is twisted, passionate, and doomed-built on pain, lust, and the shared fire of broken souls.
But in a world where power is survival and love is weakness, every choice carves deeper wounds. And just when Rae believes she's finally in control, the past she burned to ashes comes crawling back alive.
Some people are born to break. Rae was made to burn.
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