Count of the Veil (Cost of Crowns Book #1): A Progression Fantasy Series

___________________________________________The next book of the series!Castle Braith (Cost of Crowns Book 2): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYPS1T2C___________________________________________Bound in shadow, sworn to the light.The united armies of men burned the ancient vampires and their castles to ash. In the ruins, they found the Lords’ final secret: half bloods born of human and vampire lineage.They were spared for a darker purpose.The Empire cast them into the Cursed Frontier with a hollow promise: cleanse this land, and the soil will be yours.They were never meant to survive. Never meant to claim the prize.Across centuries, they became the Devos clan, a brotherhood of the damned forged in the crucible of the Night’s War. Every victory made them stronger. Every conquest cost them more.Now Norroth, haunted by his past and scarred by holy fire, has risen to Second Blade of the clan. He serves under Count Lucian, a general carved from night itself. Together, they march on the last stronghold. But something in its depths knows exactly what Norroth is.As an ancient truth begins to call, Norroth faces a choice: remain the weapon the Empire forged, or claim the dark inheritance his clan was condemned to forget.Count of the Veil is a dark fantasy progression novel set against a mythic war. In a world of ritualized warrior culture and blood bound rites, power is earned through oath, conquest, and sacrifice. Read more