Aric Valerian, the fourth prince of the Valerian Empire, is known by many titles: The Forgotten Prince, The Whore’s Child, The King’s Bastard. Throughout his life, these names have been spoken more often than his own, each time a reminder of his cursed existence. Born with a seemingly incurable disease that crippled his body and left him unable to practice martial arts, Aric, also the ...
Ethan is drowning—trapped in a storm of memories from his past as a soldier, weighed down by PTSD, depression, and the crushing loneliness that follows him every day. The world feels gray, and he’s long forgotten what it’s like to truly live. That is, until he meets Gabriel—a bright, joyful, and carefree painter who brings color into the darkest corners of Ethan’s life. Gabriel's laugh...