A Queen of Fire and Flame

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>War is coming to Aetherian.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Hungry for power and retribution the shadows that have stalked the kingdoms for centuries now stand ready to plunge the realm into eternal darkness.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Hidden forces lurk behind the veil; watchful and calculating. Their influence knows no bounds and one misstep could seal the fate of an entire realm.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Harlowe</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Everything I have endured and every challenge I have overcome has led me to this moment.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The future of Aetherian teeters on the edge and the weight of responsibility rests heavily on my shoulders.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Kieran is hunting me and this time he won't let me slip free of his grasp.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The power he wields is devastating and I am not strong enough to stand against him.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Silas</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Everything in my world has been narrowed to a single focus: Protect Harlowe with my life and I will not fail her.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I have watched her grow and flourish as she transformed into the queen she was always meant to be.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And while many things have changed one thing never will: She. Is. Mine.</span></p><p><br></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As the final battle approaches the question is not whether the realm can be saved. The question is what are you prepared to sacrifice to save it?</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This story is a dark fantasy romance and is intended for mature readers only. It contains coercive control explicit sexual content degradation sexual assault profanity depictions of violence animal death and other topics that may be triggering for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.</strong></p>