A Princess of Darkness and Fire

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Born to a queen who ruled through tyranny raised as an heir and a weapon and scarred by cruelty-Ruby has never known freedom.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Living within the High Royal Castle of Latvia she spent her life longing for freedom. Caring for abandoned children and dreaming of love she imagines a better world-until everything she knows is ripped away from her. Dragged into the Dark Castle by Queen Amaris Ruby is stripped of her power her friends and her life.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>For ten years she endures captivity. But in this darkness there's Nox. Feared by all the High General of the Dark Queen becomes her only constant-and even more.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>When Ruby finally escapes it comes at a brutal cost. Because of her Nox is executed.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Haunted by the past-and dreams that feel too real to be illusions-she struggles to rebuild herself. But freedom comes with chains of its own: impossible expectations a prophecy she never asked for a love she can't escape and enemies at every turn.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>To survive what's coming and an upcoming confrontation with the Dark Queen Ruby must embrace her power and destiny before everything she cherishes is destroyed.</strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>**This story contains mature themes that can be difficult for some readers. Please take care of yourself while reading. To know more about the trigger warnings please visit my social media.**</strong></p>