Alaric Vane lives a life of quiet invisibility—working a humble job, living in the shadows of the powerful Marrow Family, and enduring the scorn of those who see him as nothing more than a mistake. To the world, he is a nobody. To the Marrows, he is an embarrassment—a man married into their prestigious bloodline under the mysterious wishes of their late patriarch.
Only Celeste Marrow, his proud and skeptical wife, sees glimmers of the truth buried beneath his silence. Slowly, through loyalty, patience, and unshakable devotion, Alaric begins to earn her trust. But what no one knows—not even Celeste—is that Alaric is far more than the quiet man they belittle. He is the last surviving heir to a bloodline long thought extinct—a family sworn to guard ancient secrets hidden beneath the modern world.
When old loyalties awaken and buried enemies stir, Alaric is forced to step out of the shadows. Armed with intelligence, unbreakable will, growing supernatural strength, and a network of powerful allies he subdues and earns along the way, Alaric begins to reclaim what was stolen from his family.
But power attracts danger. Rivals, traitors, and ancient forces emerge, threatening not only Alaric’s legacy but the woman he has sworn to protect. And when lines are crossed, the man they thought they could ignore will become the man they can no longer escape.
Beneath the quiet…
Behind the scorn…
A legacy is rising.
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