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 fire crackled softly in the hearth, its warm glow illuminating the war room's stone walls. Damien sat at the table, his steel-gray eyes scanning the latest reports from Blackmere. Despite resolving the situation with Castor, unease lingered. The nobles' defiance wasn't just a regional problem—it was a symptom of the kingdom's deep fractures.

Amara entered the room quietly, her sharp blue eyes glinting in the firelight. She leaned against the table, watching Damien with an unreadable expression.

"You've been brooding again," she said, her voice cutting through the silence. "Care to share what's on your mind?"

Damien didn't look up. "The nobles are growing bolder. Castor was just the latest. They think I'm distracted, weak. They don't realize how close they are to pushing me too far."

Amara tilted her head, studying him. "You've changed, Damien. The old you wouldn't have let Castor walk away with his head still attached. What's holding you back?"

Chapter 96: Unspoken Truths