Ascendancy

Book Two of Bloodbound: The Reign of Night

Elise Winters has claimed her throne-but ruling the Red Accord is only the beginning. Haunted by Avael'Ra, the ancient goddess of fire and ruin, Elise teeters on the edge of ascension and annihilation. With Dracula at her side and the world watching in terror and awe, she must decide whether to lead her people to freedom-or burn everything in her path.

As divine forces awaken and false saints rise, Elise confronts the terrifying truth that her greatest enemy may not be the Church, the gods, or even Avael'Ra-but herself. Visions of monstrous versions of who she might become plague her nights. Mirrors lie. Dreams bleed. And her power grows too fast to be contained.

Saint Adrienne, the Church's living miracle, challenges her reign not with armies, but with belief. Yet even she begins to question the holy light she once served. War breaks out, not only across the world-but within Elise's soul.

Forging the Covenant of Ash, building her own myth, and rejecting the divine mantle she's destined to inherit, Elise rewrites the rules of power. With every death, every vow, every flame, she severs the old world from the new.

But in the end, true victory does not come from blood or conquest-it comes from choice.

Ascendancy is the shattering conclusion of Elise's journey from reluctant queen to world-altering force. In a world of monsters, saints, and forgotten gods, she dares to become something new-a woman who kneels to no one.