by R. V. Wilbur (Author)
What is the world to suffocate the very thing that might restore its life?
The last Isteriaeth in the realm of Breteria, Elric is no stranger to heartache or danger. In his nearly four hundred years of existence he has seen kingdoms crumble, loved ones fall, and stars burn out across the sky. He believes he has nothing left to lose, then one final thing is stolen from him-freedom.
Kidnapped and taken to the Kingdom of Obarian, he is claimed by their queen and tethered to her will. Beneath the weight of his losses, an uprising that demands revolution, and the sharp eye of a ruler whose secrets run deeper than the ocean that haunts his memory, Elric's power grows volatile.
But when he finds himself fleeing for his life beside the one woman he despises above all others, the past and present collide to reveal a future that magic alone may not be able to save...