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 morning sun hung low over Winter's Crown as Damien, Amara, and Carys returned from their successful confrontation with Ferran. The journey had been tense but fruitful, with Ferran's forced loyalty serving as a warning to others who might consider defying Blackmere. Yet, the atmosphere in the palace was far from celebratory.

Damien could feel the weight of the kingdom pressing down on him as he strode through the halls, his steel-gray eyes scanning the faces of courtiers and guards who averted their gazes. Blackmere was momentarily secure, but the kingdom's fractures extended far beyond the borders of his dukedom.

"You're brooding again," Amara said, walking beside him, her sharp blue eyes flicking toward him with faint amusement.

"Observation, not brooding," Damien replied, though his tone lacked conviction.

"Sure," Amara said, smirking. "But you've got that look. The one that says you're planning ten steps ahead and hating every step of it."

Chapter 98: A Kingdom in Chains