Deceitful Teräs: A Path Forged In Flames

In the quiet, tightly-controlled town of Cinderbrook, everyone knows their place. For Ember, that meant a future groomed at the elite Willowcrest Institution-until the night the town guards turned on her family. Ember should have died in the flames of her burning home, but she was saved by the unthinkable: a Teräs, the monstrous creature of legend her entire world was taught to fear. Now a fugitive, Ember must rely on the terrifying beast to navigate the ruins of her life and the deceptive society that created them both. The totalitarian regime is closing in, offering her the one thing she craves-safety and a return to the comfort of control-if only she will betray her unlikely ally. To survive, Ember must choose a side, facing down the very powers that once protected her. The world believes Cinderbrook's lies. But when the embers of rebellion begin to glow, will Ember find the courage to turn the truth into an inferno?