Bonds of Betrayal

Blood Soaked the kingdom of Aylhm after a horrid slaughter. Kastell, the true heir to the
throne, vanished from the public eye, hidden away to protect the last of King Vor’s bloodline.
After a sheltered early life, Kastell returns to take her rightful place. During her absence the war
worsened. Vengeance and hostility consumed the Ayles and the Arvors, shape-shifting beasts.
While a famine raced to take Alyhm, the Royal Collective obsessed over the prospect of a
future King, willing to match Kastell with even the most wicked and cunning man. Betrayal was
close. Secrets were guarded at the gates of every man’s heart. Every lie and deception clawed at
her as the truth crawled into the light.

Famine was at the door, ushered across the land by the dark magic of an untamed
Warlock, Gideon the Grave. Innocent lives were lost in the name of vengeance and war. How
many needed to die? Peace was garnered even if it had to be by the hands of ancient magic,
wielded in the hands of someone untrustworthy.

Unlikely friends and allies were made in their shared quest to bring peace while others
were lost. How far would one woman go to stop the atrocities bore down on her people?
Sacrifices were made, lives were lost, and love was tarnished. Only the Secrets survived…