Dark Benediction

When Valora Viremont flees the life chosen for her-a forced betrothal to the ruthless Sevrin Vale-she expects to die in the cursed forest that borders her homeland. Instead, she is found by Malric Blackthorn, the reclusive lord of the shadowed lands and the last man she expected to offer her refuge. Scarred by a past drenched in blood and bound to a curse that few survive, Malric is feared across kingdoms... yet he grants Valora something she has never been given.

A place where she may choose her own future.

A place where she is no one's bargaining piece.

A place where she is safe.

But peace cannot last.

Ravens gather at the borders. Creatures born of shadow stalk the cursed woods. And Sevrin Vale-obsessed, merciless, and hungry for power-will tear down kingdoms to reclaim what slipped from his grasp.

Some bonds are forged in fear. Others in blood.

The strongest are forged in love-willing or not.

In a world ruled by hunters, curses, and kings of the dark, will Valora let fate claim her, or fight for the life she chooses?