Crown of Ash and Bonds: The Flame Between
The universe did not give me a second chance. It gave me a trade.
I was bred to be a sacrifice. I was burned alive by the people I loved most. I came back from the ash to reclaim my life, my title, and a power that should have stayed buried.
The betrayal is finished. The divorce is final . I am no longer the girl they can cage. But the cost of my freedom was higher than I imagined. The one ally I trusted has vanished. He left a crumbling empire and a hole in my world I cannot fill.
The wards protecting my kingdom are failing. I have eight months to reach the final trial or watch everything I fought for collapse.
I have to do it under the shadow of the Crown Prince.
Thalion thinks I am a monster. He does not trust my blood, my smiles, or my intentions. He is my mandatory escort because he does not trust anyone else to watch me. He is there to document every slip. He is there to decipher the dangerous secret I am hiding.
Eight months with a man who watches me with cold, calculated suspicion. The way he looks at me when the shadows grow long is not just wariness. It is a hunger that threatens to burn us both down.
I am playing a new game now. This time, I am the one holding the torch.
Regression | Enemies-to-Lovers | Forced Proximity | Slow Burn | Political Intrigue | R18
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Note to Readers:
This is the second book of Crown of Ash and Bonds and an entry in The Soulfire Chronicles. This volume is currently ongoing. Because it follows the direct consequences of the first book, you must start the journey with Book 1: The Rise of the Flamebearer. For the full history of the pyre and the betrayal that started it all, the beginning of Seraphina's journey is available now .
Table of contents
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The Crossing2026-08-31 23:41
- 1The Road Ahead2026-02-14 23:29
- 2Dead Ground2026-02-16 23:41
- 3The First Anchor2026-02-19 00:43
- 4Soulfire2026-02-21 03:35
- 5Entity2026-02-24 01:35
- 6What Burns2026-02-26 01:49
- 7What Remains2026-02-28 02:50
- 8The Spiral2026-03-03 04:28
- 9The Cost2026-03-05 01:03
- 10Get Up2026-03-07 01:18
- 11What He Wanted2026-03-10 02:17
- 12What He Sent For2026-03-12 04:32
- 13The Archive2026-03-14 01:26
- 14Unprompted2026-03-17 01:18
- 15Watched2026-03-19 00:56
- 16Closer2026-03-21 04:58
- 17The Man in the Archivist2026-03-24 02:38
- 18The Cub2026-03-26 00:49
- 19The Guard2026-03-28 02:46
- 20The Ring's Promise2026-03-31 03:09
- 21The Last Stand2026-04-02 02:39
- 22Purification2026-04-03 23:58
- 23Unplanned2026-04-07 00:51
- 24Contractual2026-04-09 06:43
- 25No Mercies2026-04-11 05:01
- 26Forty Witnesses2026-04-14 04:38
- 27The Paladins of Xanna-Aulle2026-04-16 18:41
- 28Hesitation2026-04-18 10:38
- 29Inside the Guard2026-04-21 08:25
- 30The Bowl2026-04-23 13:59
- 31Grey Soil2026-04-25 05:51
- 32The Pour2026-04-28 12:51
- 33The Seam2026-05-02 02:15
- 34The Bonfire2026-05-06 00:49
- 35The Pull2026-05-11 03:18
- 36Her Instinct2026-05-14 03:47
- 37Confession2026-05-17 21:53
- 38The Wrong Ground2026-05-21 05:22
- 39Between Estates2026-05-23 16:59
- 40What He Came to Say2026-05-27 20:01
- 41What Corwin Said2026-05-31 04:37
- 42What the Archive Said2026-06-04 23:30
- 43What She Answered2026-06-08 08:02
- 44What the Night Held2026-06-12 00:14
- 45What the Morning Brought2026-06-15 05:01
- 46The Faithful2026-06-18 21:35
- 47The Clean Hand2026-06-23 00:32
- 48The Cold Hearth2026-06-26 00:45
- 49Far Inside2026-07-01 23:47
- 50Nothing Between2026-07-04 00:33
- 51The Descent2026-07-09 13:16
- 52Warm Again2026-07-13 01:10
- 53The Keystone Hold2026-07-18 18:55
- 54The Archivist Arrives2026-07-23 13:10
- 55The Dark Between Two Fires2026-08-04 19:15
- 56What He Burned2026-08-14 21:37
- 57Easier2026-08-23 23:10
- 58The Crossing2026-08-31 23:41
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