A Starbane's Thrall

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Nearly a thousand years after the Collapse shattered the world, the Empire rules with an iron fist. Magic is outlawed, the Goddess is forgotten, and only the sacred land of Dolo resists conquest.

For Locke Hazara, a thrall bound to one of the Empire’s most powerful nobles, Dolo represents more than rebellion—it is her only chance at freedom. If her Master conquers the last free kingdom, he swears she will finally be his equal. But Locke has learned not to trust promises.

When the Empire calls for the Reaping, a deadly mission to infiltrate Dolo and strike down its leaders, Locke seizes her chance. Instead, she is shipwrecked, captured, and thrust into the very heart of the enemy she has been taught to fear.

In the Pale Mountains, under the watch of the legendary Hound of Dolo, Locke discovers a world where magic is sacred, freedom is possible, and power awakens in her veins. Torn between loyalty to the man who owns her and the dangerous new desires stirring in her heart, Locke must decide whether to cling to the life she’s always known—or claim the one she never dared to imagine.​