Derick Thorne was a loyal noble, a silent blade for a family cursed to serve. But loyalty couldn't stop betrayal… or protect the girl he loved. Liora—the gentle daughter of a powerful duke—was murdered by her own sister and the man she trusted most. Framed. Forsaken. And executed before he could say the words that haunted his soul: "I love you."
But fate isn't done with him.
Waking in his younger body, years before it all began, Derick has one goal—vengeance. No longer a pawn, he's ready to outwit his enemies, expose the secrets that chained his bloodline, and tear apart the world that let Liora die.
He swore on her last breath:
This time, they’ll all pay.
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