Legacy of Blood and Flame

In the fractured kingdom of Lore, twenty-one-year-old Tarek survives by running secret messages through the war-torn streets of Highcrest—until one mission leads him straight into the path of the king’s guard. Dragged from the slums into the glittering, perilous world of the royal court, Tarek discovers a truth hidden his entire life: he is the bastard son of the dying King Reymond Blackthorn.

As noble houses scheme, foreign spies whisper, and power balances on the edge of a blade, Tarek must decide whether to claim a crown he never asked for—or let the kingdom fall to ruin. With enemies at every turn and a mother who raised him to trust no one, Tarek’s blood may be royal, but his legacy will be forged in flame.