When his younger sister is propositioned by the Tyrant King, Aster steps in to take her place. Just when he fears he must face this fate alone, the King assigns Rowan the Black to protect him—an Enforcer Knight with a tortured past. Despite his cruel reputation, Aster can't shake the feeling that Rowan is familiar to him. Haunted by memories of his lost childhood sweetheart, Jace, Aster must now navigate a veritable political chess game he wasn't at all prepared for. 

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“Flowers like the rose are needed for so many reasons,” Aster said. “The ground needs their roots, bees need their pollen, and animals need their leaves. So they do what they can to survive, by any means necessary. Does that mean a rose is evil for growing thorns?” He looked up at Rowan.

Rowan kept his eyes on the rose. He didn’t seem convinced. “A single rose has never caused as much pain as I have, Aster.”

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Broken Vows is created by Alex Agar, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author. 

BRoken Vows

Days passed. Aster spent a great amount of time in the infirmary, waiting to see Jace’s progress with healing. After the first day he woke up again, but was too incoherent to do more than ask for water and smile like a dopey, lovelorn fool at Aster. Aster begrudged him fond smiles back, and made sure that no one saw or heard when he and Jace exchanged little sweet nothings. 


As Jace went along his healing process, Aster began to converse more often with the Physicks and Healers. Many of them were Omegas, and after Hellena hinted that her oath to help others was far more important than her loyalties to the crown, Aster felt far more at ease among them. 


Chapter 30: Gravity