Mark of the Empress | The Empire Saga #2
druidrose
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  • Reads 160,925
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  • Parts 33
  • Time 3h 36m
druidrose
Ongoing, First published Jun 08, 2016
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An Empress ripped back to the life she left behind.

A Prince desperate to save his people.

One child lost within another realm, the other dependent on their constant protection.

Betrayed by those closest to her, Empress Alexstrayna must figure out a way to get it all back - her throne, her people, her son.

Fulfilling a two-thousand-year-old prophecy, Reylor, the banished Lord Steward, has stripped Alex of her rightful rule and set in motion a chain of events even he, himself, does not fully understand. Determined to strip his brother of happiness by any means possible, his actions send Alex and Treyan back to Boston and away from the Empire they called home.

Blinded by vengeance with hate running thick within her veins, the Empress must consider the ramifications of their return, for better or for worse. But when an unexpected visitor offers help assist with their attempts, Alex and Treyan need to determine how best to reclaim their Empire without more lives lost before whatever time they have left runs out.

It's time to return to the Empire. Are you prepared to join the battle?

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BOOK TWO OF THE EMPIRE SAGA

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Cover by Fay Lane
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Through the portal

77 parts Complete Mature

Two worlds, as different as us, stand on the precipice of change. One war is about to end with it regains peace, and the split of an empire by its own sword. A rebellion in search of freedom. In the heart of conflict, a forbidden love wants to bloom, its petals forced to close because of the amidst the thorns of vengeance and the ache of love unreturned. An old memory as old as time whispers through the ages, carrying the burden of betrayal. Among the echoes, two figures emerge cloaked in treachery, but only one harbors deceit in their heart. As our last grains of hope slip through the hourglass, our time dwindles with the fading light. Souls intertwined, we bear the scars of a wound for which there is no salve. In the twilight of our days, a question haunts our every step: will the chasm between us ever close? In the dance of destiny, will our paths cross once more? One of us has to die.

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