Agnst_Ella

"If somehow you could rewrite your life's greatest sins."

Damien Vryce, a hard-hearted killer, was hanged for tyranny. He found himself awoken one year ahead of his fall. Having recollections from his past, he swore to make amends and save himself from the gallows. In the path of redemption lay treachery, conspiracies under the surface, and an unlikely, but hot love with the unknown woman, Amara Draven.

As Damien sows the seeds of distrust by laying ruin to his past empire of fear, he recognizes that redemption considers the acknowledgement of the sins that have been committed along with the crossing of the line from sin to repentance. An entire kingdom lies in the threshold of war, enemies imbued with greed lurk in the shadows, and the second chance for Damien may well be the last.

20 power stones = 2 extra chapter
4 golden ticket = 2 extra chapter

Redemption In The Shadows

The winter winds howled through the western hills as Damien's party approached Blackmere, his dukedom. The frost on the air felt like a reminder of the harsh state of the kingdom—unforgiving, unrelenting. After dealing with Lord Grent's defiance, Damien had decided to return to Blackmere, both to stabilize his lands and to address the growing unrest among his vassals.

He sat atop his horse at the head of the group, his steel-gray eyes fixed on the distant outline of Blackmere's fortress. Once, it had been a symbol of fear and strength, its banners a reminder of Damien's iron rule. Now, it felt vulnerable, like a relic of a broken past.

"Home sweet home," Amara said, riding up beside him. Her sharp blue eyes flicked toward him with faint amusement. "Bet it feels strange, coming back after all this time."

"It does," Damien admitted, his voice low. "Blackmere used to be my stronghold, my shield against the world. Now, it feels like a liability."

Chapter 95: Shadows in the West