Ashborne Heir
Magic died the day her mother was executed - or so the kingdom believed.Raised in the ruins of a fallen bloodline, Seren Ashborne has spent seventeen years hiding the truth: that her family's fire magic never vanished - it simply went dormant inside her.But when a royal decree demands every noble-born girl attend the king's strange new Trials, Seren has no choice but to step into the court that murdered her blood.There, among whispered curses and ghost-marked halls, she encounters Eryx Kaen, a cold, unreadable mage-knight sworn to protect the throne... and eliminate threats to it.He sees her. He suspects her. He desires her.And when the truth ignites, Seren must choose: burn the past... or burn the realm.…