ElizabethRandle
In the vast, fractured expanse of the Glimmering Reach, a place split by the silver ribbon of the Ironwake River, two worlds exist in uneasy balance. On one side, human towns cling to survival-rooted in iron, trade, and the guilds that bind them. On the other, the Aurelites-ethereal, winged beings whose shimmering beauty masks a dangerous, otherworldly power-rule their hidden domains beneath the glow of the enchanted woods.
Varek Thornweald, a relentless huntsman for the Freehawk Guild, has made his name-and his fortune-by capturing Aurelites and breaking their freedom. He believes he has taken every last one within the Reach, until a whispered name shatters his certainty: Oriana, the last Aurelite, more elusive and dangerous than any before.
As Varek sets out on his most perilous hunt, alliances fracture, the shadows between the trees grow deep, and both sides of the river begin to stir with unrest. Old grudges rise like ghosts, and the hunt becomes more than a chase-it becomes a test of loyalty, humanity, and the thin line between captor and captive.
In a land where beauty is deadly and gold can buy anything except redemption, Varek must decide whether the wings he seeks are a prize... or a warning.