The Aegis BearerKaelan Vire never expected to become a hero.A lonely twenty-year-old struggling through life, he is suddenly summoned to the kingdom of Veskara alongside three other chosen champions. Each is destined to wield one of the legendary weapons—the Spear, the Sword, the Bow... and the Shield.But while the others are welcomed with honor, Kaelan is treated as a burden from the very beginning.Days after his summoning, he is betrayed by the one person who offered him kindness. Framed for a crime he never committed, stripped of his title, abandoned by the kingdom, and branded a traitor before he ever has the chance to prove himself, Kaelan is cast into a world that has already decided his fate.With only an "useless" shield, no allies, and no place to call home, survival seems impossible.Yet in the depths of despair, he begins to forge his own path.A frightened demi-human child searching for hope.A mysterious bird born from a single egg.A merchant whose kindness hides behind rough words.And unexpected allies who slowly begin to question everything they once believed.As monstrous Waves threaten to destroy the world, Kaelan discovers that the greatest enemy isn't the creatures invading from beyond the sky—it's the lies that have shaped the kingdom for centuries.A hero doesn't need the strongest weapon.He only needs the strength to keep standing when everyone else wants him to fall.The Aegis Bearer is an epic progression fantasy filled with betrayal, redemption, kingdom conspiracies, powerful battles, loyal companions, and a hero who proves that true strength isn't measured by the sword you carry—but by the people you choose to protect.

Aria Bianchi never imagined that her father's debt would become the price of her future.When ruthless mafia boss Damiano Marchetti arrives at her family's failing restaurant to collect a debt worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, Aria expects threats, intimidation, and perhaps the loss of everything her family owns.She never expects him to offer her a choice.Marry him, and her father's debt disappears.Refuse, and the debt falls into the hands of a man far more dangerous than Damiano.With no better way to protect her father, Aria agrees to become the wife of a man she barely knows—a powerful mafia heir whose name alone is enough to make enemies tremble.But marriage to Damiano comes with rules.Trust no one.Ask no questions.And never forget that the Marchetti family has enemies everywhere.Aria enters his world believing she is nothing more than a bargaining chip. Damiano knows better. From the moment he saw her stand fearlessly between her father and three armed men, he knew she was different.What begins as a cold arrangement slowly becomes something neither of them expected.But as old enemies close in, secrets surrounding the Marchetti empire begin to surface, and Aria discovers that becoming the Mafia Bride may have placed her directly in the center of a war.Damiano promised to protect her.But what happens when the greatest danger isn't outside the marriage...but hidden within it?She married the Mafia to save her father.She never expected to lose her heart to the Don.