Secret Shadow Society: Shadow Bound

In a world where shadows whisper secrets and blood is the ultimate currency, Esior has been forged into a blade sharper than steel. Raised in the fortress of Caher, the stronghold of the infamous Secret Shadow Society, she has lived her life as an assassin, trained in poisons, blades, and silence. But beneath her carefully honed exterior lies a mystery that even she does not fully understand—one that ties her fate to the legacy of kings, the ambitions of warlords, and a past long buried in fire and betrayal.Haunted by the disappearance of Jylenn, the only man she has ever trusted, Esior embarks on a mission of vengeance. She believes he has been killed at the hands of King Avery, a ruler whose name Navarr, her ruthless mentor, has taught her to despise. But as she carves her way through the Isle of Aran in search of justice, she uncovers a truth more shocking than any blade wound—Jylenn is alive, and Avery is not her enemy. He is her father.Now, Esior must navigate a treacherous path between loyalty and truth. Navarr, the man who shaped her, has lied to her all her life, using her as a weapon in his vendetta against Avery. Ranid, a dark elf warlord, sees her as the key to uniting two rival clans, a pawn in his deadly game of power. And Avery, the father she never knew, offers her something she has never had—a choice.Betrayal runs deep as war looms on the horizon. With Jylenn at her side, bound by a soul-deep connection neither of them fully understands, Esior must decide what she truly fights for. Is she merely a killer, an assassin molded by the shadows of Caher? Or can she forge her own path, reclaiming the birthright stolen from her as she faces the deadliest enemy of all—the one who created her?A story of vengeance, destiny, and the razor-thin line between love and loyalty, Shadow Bound is a tale where nothing is as it seems, and every choice carves a path drenched in blood.