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 dawn's light filtered through the high windows of Blackmere's war room, casting faint golden streaks on the stone walls. The reports from the southern territories were scattered across the table, detailing the aftermath of the latest skirmishes with the bandits. Damien sat at the head of the table, his steel-gray eyes fixed on a single sheet of parchment.

The letter was from a village elder in the western territories—a plea for aid. The village had been devastated by the merchant guilds' manipulation of supply chains, leaving families starving and desperate. Damien's jaw tightened as he read the words, the weight of their suffering pressing heavily on his chest.

"We're doing what we can," Carys said, her voice breaking the silence. She stood across from Damien, her green eyes steady but tired. "But we can't be everywhere at once. The reforms are starting to take root, but it's going to take time. The people need to believe that the crown hasn't abandoned them."

Chapter 101: Consequences of Power