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KNIGHT OF BROKEN OATHS: THE TRAITOR'S CROWN

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Cassian Thornwell was nobody—the bastard son of a minor border lord, raised on scraps of legitimacy and whispered shame. When orc warbands surge across the frontier, burning villages and slaughtering innocents, he's drafted into the Kingdom of Valoreth's army as cannon fodder. They tell him it's heroic. They tell him orcs are monsters. They tell him the Holy Radiant Order fights for justice. They lied. On the blood-soaked frontlines, Cassian meets Eryndra Moonshadow—an orc warrior with silver war-braids and eyes like molten amber. She should be his enemy. Instead, she saves his life and whispers a devastating truth: the orcs didn't start this war. The Holy Radiant Order did, orchestrating attacks to justify genocide and seize orcish lands rich with Starstone—a magical mineral that grants unimaginable power. Cassian's world shatters. His commander—the golden hero everyone worships—is a butcher in blessed armor. His kingdom's righteousness is built on mass graves. And Eryndra, the "savage" he was taught to hate, is the only honest thing in this rotting war. But Cassian harbors his own devastating secret: he's not just a bastard. He's the true heir to the Thornwell duchy, stolen at birth by his uncle who wanted the title. His blood carries ancient magic that could tip the balance of power—or destroy everything. Caught between his kingdom's lies and a forbidden love that could condemn them both, Cassian must choose: serve the corruption that raised him, or fight alongside the woman who showed him what honor truly means—even if it costs him everything. Some oaths are meant to be broken. Some loves are worth burning kingdoms for.
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