BENEATH THE COLD
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Last published Sat, Jul 19, 2025
"The wolves protect her. The world fears her. Only they dare to reach her."
Eira was forged in the fire of the Stormveil War-a commander, a warrior, and a shadow beneath the banners of Caelondor. When the bloodshed ended, her sister Naya rose as Empress, and Eira was named Duchess of Aeskarra, the icy northern frontier ruled more by wolves and winter than politics.
For three years, Eira has kept her distance from the capital-and from the throne. But when a royal summons arrives, she answers out of duty, not desire.
What she doesn't expect is to find the empire's three other powerful dukes waiting for her... each with their histories, alliances, and wounds. Including one whose betrayal still echoes in her bones.
As political tensions rise and a new threat brews on the horizon, Eira must navigate the perilous court she left behind, the war she thought was over, and the hearts she never truly forgot.
Will loyalty win over longing? Or will old flames burn brighter than ever before?
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