“Someday they will call you king.” Discover how a dark destiny unfolds in this mid-series villain prequel novella that starts where Every Dark Shadow left off and traverses back in time. Kier has lived all his life like a ghost, hidden away and unacknowledged by his only family, even as his sinister power is being sharpened as a weapon to wield in the king’s new Special Army. When Kier learns secrets about his ancestry he was never meant to unbury, he realizes just how treacherous the kingdom is growing for magic-born like him, and what he will have to sacrifice to claim his destiny. But the darkness that lies within may be the most difficult beast to slay.

Publication Year: 2024