3 parts Ongoing MatureProsper, the Shield of the Moon, is a living legend. Arrows break on his skin, sorcery slides off him like rain, and his name alone makes enemy kings tremble. But for all his invincibility, he carries a mortal wound: he cannot father an heir. To secure the kingdom's future, King Basil sends him to the fertile Green Vale to find a wife strong enough to bear a son who might inherit his miraculous gift.
There, he meets Oriana-proud, razor-sharp, and unimpressed by legends. She refuses to be chosen like a prize mare. Instead, she chooses him, carving her way into his armored heart with a love as fierce as his battles. After years of hope and a daughter, Scarlett, Oriana finally gives birth to the long-awaited son.
But the child is born with skin black as midnight, a shocking impossibility in the pale-skinned Moon Kingdom. Blinded by betrayal and consumed by doubt, Prosper accuses Oriana of infidelity and exiles her and the newborn into the deadly desert.
His world shatters when he learns the devastating truth: the boy is undeniably his, his unique power so great it blinds the ancient dragon that granted Prosper his strength. Now, a broken legend, Prosper embarks on a desperate decade-long search with his fierce daughter, Scarlett, to find the family he destroyed.
Meanwhile, Oriana and her son, Victor, find refuge in the Kingdom of Sorrow, their true identities a secret. As Victor grows, hidden from the world, his mysterious powers blossom, unaware that his destiny is forever entwined with the father who disowned him and the sister who will stop at nothing to bring him home.
A story of impossible love, devastating doubt, and the quest for redemption, where the greatest shield cannot protect a heart from its own darkness.