Ashes & Bloom
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Last published Thu, Mar 5, 2026
In the frostbitten city of Seviel, beauty is a trade and survival is an art form.
Cain Solaris, the Praecia Veil's most coveted courtesan, was born from pain and perfected by desire. He's a man who knows how to make sin look like salvation, but beneath his painted smile lies something brittle: a longing for freedom he no longer believes in.
Gabriel Edach kills for the rebels who would see the Church and its empire fall. Once a weapon of faith, now a fugitive from it, his hands are stained with more than blood. When his mission leads him to Cain, what begins as an assignment becomes an awakening.
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