Rise From The Flame (Rich Series #4)

Haunted by the brother he couldn't save, Kallist Cyrilovich Sudarev spent his youth drowning in a crushing, silent guilt. He could have woken him up. He could have carried him out. Instead, he was forced to run from the closing shadows, smuggled away by bodyguards under a fabricated identity. Hidden behind fake clothes and a fake face, the grieving child vanished into thin air, leaving the world to believe he was just another casualty.

Night passed in the quiet dark. Kallist grew up on the run, learning to navigate a world built on dangerous conspiracies and lethal secrets. From crossing paths with a broken janitor who refused to speak the truth, to a high-profile event where the very shadows he feared suddenly knelt to serve him as an unexpected ally, Kallist realized he wasn't alone in his thirst for vengeance. Lanavan had friends in the dark.

But justice is a rich man's game. When a crucial case is finally investigated, a warning from a man named Wilfred shatters his plans. The monsters behind Lanavan's death are powerful elites ruling from the top. Kallist is told he must survive, get an education, and build his strength before he can ever hope to strike back.

So, Kallist waits. He bides his time, hiding his rage until he meets Marei Rosamire Koren. In her arms, he finally finds a reason to live, a glimpse of freedom, and a love worth bleeding for.

But freedom is never cheap. Just when Kallist and Marei find peace, a dangerous rival steps into the light, determined to rip Kallist away and dismantle everything they built. The rival thinks they have the upper hand. They think they can intimidate them with a glance.

What they don't know is that Marei Rosamire Koren is hiding a darkness far more terrifying than the shadows hunting them. Marei has more sins, more secrets, and more blood on her hands than the rival could ever fathom. She isn't backing down, she's just waiting for the rival to make a fatal mistake.