Cruel Fates (Empires Book 1)

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ination was the throne room, where Emperor Alyaz awaited his arrival. Despite the impending siege on the city of Themyscira, the emperor

sprang to attention, pulling the door open for him. They bowed deep

spear from the nearby rack and hurling it at the entering figure. Grekh, anticipating the attack, smiled wryly and dodged the spear with ease, catching

r, who also served as the commander-in-chief of his army. Yet, he was grateful to Retu, their god, for making G

Alyaz said, his voice low and measured. "I'm

in his eyes. "It's not my intention to defy you, You

dable. After a moment, he nodded, his attention shifting to

racle of Delphi has spoken, Your Imperial Majesty. We have

he leaned forward. "I thought Elara was the most powerful o

new Gift surpasses Elara's by far, Your Majesty. We are talking about a lev

with excitement as he asked, "

en carefully. "It's not a village, Your Majesty

ld get to work on bringing our newest recruit into the fold. And if this Gift is sti

h bowed his head, his expression neutral, but a hint of unease flickered in his eyes. He knew the

attempts to stop the First File from retrieving this Gift, they should be killed

pression unchanging. "As you

behind him with a soft thud. The guards outside snapped to attention, their eyes