The King and Queen of Balance
Lucian Nightshade had spent seven hundred years fearing one thing.
Not war.
Not enemies.
Not death.
Loss.
The loss of his kingdom.
The loss of his family.
The loss of the woman he once loved.
The loss of himself.
And now...
After centuries of running from the one thing every living creature eventually faced...
Death had finally found him.
The garden of creation faded around them.
The impossible place between worlds disappeared.
The final door closed.
And they returned to the kingdom.
But everything felt different.
The air.
The magic.
The connection between all living things.
The world was no longer held together by one powerful force.
It was balanced.
Free.
Exactly as Isabella had wanted.
Except one thing remained uncertain.
Lucian
