"Parin, don't ever go to Miros"

I escaped Miros as a child. Despite my mother's warning, I returned for one day.

Now I'm a slave again. No rights. No appeal. Even my last name has been stripped away.

My first master is cruel beyond understanding, but his son, Mercer, makes me an offer: he will save me, if I agree to kneel at his feet and serve him.

What choice do I have?

His rules are strict, his punishments harsh.

But he needs my help. Somehow, a connection begins to grow, and I find a purpose within my bleak captivity.

And when Miros is invaded, secrets that have been kept for one hundred solars come spilling out.

Someone wants revenge, and our fragile future may not survive.

I may not survive.
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Revised and updated from the original.
★ This is a very dark romance. This retailer prohibits me from using words to clearly describe the darkness, so please see the description on my website sophiekisker dot com. ★