Vrontier

Apostles: Matters of the Heart is the first full-length novel set in the Vrontier Universe-a young superhero world still learning what heroism truly means. The Apostles, a rising team of powered individuals, are expected to protect a world that judges them for every success and every failure. Their limits are pushed when a young girl named Seniyah is taken and exploited for her extraordinary abilities. The mission to rescue her forces the Apostles into a confrontation with organized crime, human trafficking, and their own unresolved trauma. For Zavier "Z-Force" Freeman, the mission becomes deeply personal-blurring the lines between duty, redemption, and the fear of repeating past mistakes. As the team closes in on Seniyah's captors, long-buried secrets surface, loyalties are tested, and the emotional weight of their choices threatens to break them. In a world where power is dangerous and healing is harder than combat, the Apostles must face not only their enemies, but themselves. A story of guilt, accountability, found family, and the fight to protect the vulnerable, Matters of the Heart asks one central question: Can you save others if you haven't learned how to save yourself?

In the young Vrontier universe, the Apostles are still learning how to become the heroes the world expects-while being judged for every success and every failure.When a young girl named Seniyah is taken and exploited for her extraordinary power, the Apostles launch a desperate mission that tests not only their strength, but their trauma, convictions, and loyalty. As secrets unravel and past wounds surface, the line between protection and redemption begins to blur.Matters of the Heart is a story about guilt, healing, accountability, and the fight to save not only others… but yourself.Because in this world, the heart is the hardest battlefield.