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Lyla Nox was never meant to be a daughter.
She was never meant to be free.
Born into the ancient Noctra bloodline-the first and most powerful race of shadow and magic-Lyla carries a power capable of changing the fate of the realm itself. Nightshade runs through her veins. Death lingers in her touch. Vast black wings made for war rest upon her back.
She is a living weapon.
And her father intends to keep her that way.
For centuries, Kael Nox, ruler of the Noctra, has shaped his daughter into the key to his ambitions. Through forbidden magic known as Shadow Chains, he has bound her will, ensuring absolute obedience through pain, fear, and relentless control.
To the world, Lyla is the future of the Noctra.
To Kael, she is a tool.
To herself, she is a prisoner.
Trapped within a gilded cage of power and duty, Lyla has spent her life believing escape is impossible. Every attempt at independence is met with punishment. Every dream of freedom is crushed beneath the weight of her father's influence.
Then she meets Lucian Vaelaris.
A man who should have been a stranger.
A man who somehow sees what no one else can.
The chains.
Lucian does not look at Lyla with fear or ambition. He does not see a weapon to command or a prize to possess. He sees the woman hidden beneath the power.
And for the first time in her life, Lyla begins to wonder what freedom might feel like.
But dangerous truths are beginning to surface.
Ancient prophecies whisper of a queen who will either unite the realm or bring about its destruction.
Long-forgotten forces are stirring in the darkness.
And Kael's plans for his daughter reach far beyond anything Lyla has imagined.
As rebellion brews beneath the surface of the realm, Lyla finds herself caught between obedience and defiance, fear and hope, destiny and choice.
Because the greatest secret of all is not what Kael intends to do with her.
It is what Lyla truly is.
A power older than kingdoms.
A force even death cannot claim.
A queen who has not yet risen.
As the realm edges closer to war, Lyla must decide whether to remain the weapon her father created-or become the woman she was always meant to be.
For when the Living Nightshade finally spreads her wings, the world itself may never be the same.
Book One: The Queen Who Has Not Risen is a dark fantasy filled with ancient magic, immortal bloodlines, forbidden love, political intrigue, and a heroine struggling to reclaim her own destiny from the man determined to control it.
Some queens inherit their crowns.
Others must take them.
She was never meant to be free.
Born into the ancient Noctra bloodline-the first and most powerful race of shadow and magic-Lyla carries a power capable of changing the fate of the realm itself. Nightshade runs through her veins. Death lingers in her touch. Vast black wings made for war rest upon her back.
She is a living weapon.
And her father intends to keep her that way.
For centuries, Kael Nox, ruler of the Noctra, has shaped his daughter into the key to his ambitions. Through forbidden magic known as Shadow Chains, he has bound her will, ensuring absolute obedience through pain, fear, and relentless control.
To the world, Lyla is the future of the Noctra.
To Kael, she is a tool.
To herself, she is a prisoner.
Trapped within a gilded cage of power and duty, Lyla has spent her life believing escape is impossible. Every attempt at independence is met with punishment. Every dream of freedom is crushed beneath the weight of her father's influence.
Then she meets Lucian Vaelaris.
A man who should have been a stranger.
A man who somehow sees what no one else can.
The chains.
Lucian does not look at Lyla with fear or ambition. He does not see a weapon to command or a prize to possess. He sees the woman hidden beneath the power.
And for the first time in her life, Lyla begins to wonder what freedom might feel like.
But dangerous truths are beginning to surface.
Ancient prophecies whisper of a queen who will either unite the realm or bring about its destruction.
Long-forgotten forces are stirring in the darkness.
And Kael's plans for his daughter reach far beyond anything Lyla has imagined.
As rebellion brews beneath the surface of the realm, Lyla finds herself caught between obedience and defiance, fear and hope, destiny and choice.
Because the greatest secret of all is not what Kael intends to do with her.
It is what Lyla truly is.
A power older than kingdoms.
A force even death cannot claim.
A queen who has not yet risen.
As the realm edges closer to war, Lyla must decide whether to remain the weapon her father created-or become the woman she was always meant to be.
For when the Living Nightshade finally spreads her wings, the world itself may never be the same.
Book One: The Queen Who Has Not Risen is a dark fantasy filled with ancient magic, immortal bloodlines, forbidden love, political intrigue, and a heroine struggling to reclaim her own destiny from the man determined to control it.
Some queens inherit their crowns.
Others must take them.