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

Of all the unexpected things to happen that night, Eddie showing up was certainly not the last of them. As Aster and Jace stole away from the party into a more secluded part of the garden, they found another surprise waiting for them in a sparsely lit archway by the garden’s side gate. 


Tucked away into the shadows, wearing a beautiful sky-blue gown and silver cowl and hood, was none other than Nathalya Rane. 


“Nat!” Aster barked a shocked laugh, and ran up to hug his friend. When smiled and tucked her arms around him, he caught a whiff of her usual rosemary and mint, but it was overshadowed by a mix of sweet caramel and tart raspberry. He gasped and pulled back when he realized why. “You’re not wearing your oil anymore!”


She grinned at him with a shrug. “I figured my reason for wearing it didn’t quite matter anymore.”


Jace gaped at her for a moment before he looked at Eddie. “Umbra, you are insane.”


Chapter 41: The Sun, The Star, and The Satellite