Book One of the Fated Series
Fate stole his memory. Fate shattered her world. But fate’s cruelest trick is still to come.
Twenty-year-old Areya wakes in a jail cell with her mother’s blood on her hands—and no memory of how it got there.
Then he arrives.
Ash is a shadow made flesh. A weapon without a past, bound by a curse that erased every trace of who he once was.
He has one directive: deliver the girl to his king.
He's never questioned an order. He's never failed a mission.
He's never wanted to.
Areya is shattered—hollowed by grief, broken by loss. But there''s something electric in the space between them. A pull that cracks the edges of Ash’s carefully controlled silence.
Then she learns the truth that breaks what’s left of her: he’s the reason her mother is dead.
Now hatred is all she has. It’s the only thing stronger than her grief. The only thing keeping her breathing. She has nothing left but the burning need to survive long enough to make him pay.
But as fragments of Ash’s stolen memories begin to surface, the line between enemy and ally begins to blur.
The man who destroyed her life might be the only one who can save it.
And the girl he was ordered to deliver might be the key to breaking them both free.
Some truths cut deeper than any blade—and some bonds were written in blood long before they were born.
A seductive fantasy debut perfect for fans of emotionally rich fated-mates romance, slow-burn intimacy, and high-stakes adventure.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Fate stole his memory. Fate shattered her world. But fate’s cruelest trick is still to come.
Twenty-year-old Areya wakes in a jail cell with her mother’s blood on her hands—and no memory of how it got there.
Then he arrives.
Ash is a shadow made flesh. A weapon without a past, bound by a curse that erased every trace of who he once was.
He has one directive: deliver the girl to his king.
He's never questioned an order. He's never failed a mission.
He's never wanted to.
Areya is shattered—hollowed by grief, broken by loss. But there''s something electric in the space between them. A pull that cracks the edges of Ash’s carefully controlled silence.
Then she learns the truth that breaks what’s left of her: he’s the reason her mother is dead.
Now hatred is all she has. It’s the only thing stronger than her grief. The only thing keeping her breathing. She has nothing left but the burning need to survive long enough to make him pay.
But as fragments of Ash’s stolen memories begin to surface, the line between enemy and ally begins to blur.
The man who destroyed her life might be the only one who can save it.
And the girl he was ordered to deliver might be the key to breaking them both free.
Some truths cut deeper than any blade—and some bonds were written in blood long before they were born.
A seductive fantasy debut perfect for fans of emotionally rich fated-mates romance, slow-burn intimacy, and high-stakes adventure.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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