When reckless thief Riven Ashcroft is betrayed and stabbed to death in the city’s underbelly, he expects nothing but darkness — but fate has other plans. He awakens reborn in the body of Prince Lucien Valerius, a seductive and cursed royal heir in the empire of Ellyria, a land where magic is both a weapon and a curse.Caught in a deadly web of palace intrigue, forbidden magic, and a dangerous love triangle between the fiery Crown Prince Kael and the enigmatic High Priest’s son, Elias, Riven must navigate a world where every smile hides a dagger, and every touch is laced with desire and danger.As the curse pulsing in his new body threatens to consume him, Riven must master the arcane arts, uncover buried secrets of his past lives, and decide who he can trust — and who will seduce him into ruin.In a kingdom where power and passion collide, will Riven survive the twisted games of love, magic, and betrayal? Or will he be swallowed by the darkness he was born into — twice?

When underground journalist Damon Ryker is found dead under suspicious circumstances, his last unpublished manuscript falls into the hands of his former protégé, *Kira Lane*, and a disillusioned detective, *Jalen Ward*. What seems like a fictional thriller hides a chilling truth—coded messages pointing to a covert operation tied to political corruption, assassinations, and a publishing house that serves as a front for silencing whistleblowers.As Kira and Jalen decode Damon’s work, they uncover a deadly conspiracy that powerful people will do anything to keep buried. With every page turned, the danger deepens. The ink may be dry, but the blood it traces is still fresh.Now, hunted by enemies they can’t see and unsure who to trust, Kira and Jalen must follow the story Damon started—even if it kills them.