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Ashbound: The BREAKING: A Dark Fantasy Why-Choose Romance of Broken Bonds, Dangerous Secrets & Fierce Devotion
The bond was supposed to make them stronger. Instead, it may be the thing that destroys them.
After fourteen years of captivity, Sera finally knows what freedom feels like.
She has a fortress to call home.
A power she is only beginning to understand.
And four men bound to her by something deeper than fate.
Kael, the commander who would burn the world to protect her.
Riven, the dangerous spark who makes her feel alive.
Soren, the healer who sees the wounds she hides.
Dax, the warmth that reminds her what happiness feels like.
Together, they are the Ashbound.
But peace was never meant to last.
As rebellion spreads through the Empire, secrets buried beneath Thornwall begin to surface. The Omega Array is still waiting. The enemy behind the black glass mask is closer than they realize. And Sera's connection to the Void is changing into something none of them can control.
Then the impossible happens.
One of their bonds is severed.
And Sera discovers that even all the power in the Void cannot undo every loss.
Now three men remain beside her—and none of them are willing to let her face the darkness alone.
But grief has changed Sera.
The woman who once survived by obeying orders is gone.
What remains is something the Empire should have feared from the beginning.
A woman with nothing left to lose.
The Ashbound have been broken.
Now they will have to decide what they're willing to become to put themselves back together.
The Breaking is a dark fantasy why-choose romance featuring fated mates, dangerous magic, morally grey men, found family, emotional devastation, and a bond that refuses to die quietly.
Book Two of The Ashbound Chronicles.
After fourteen years of captivity, Sera finally knows what freedom feels like.
She has a fortress to call home.
A power she is only beginning to understand.
And four men bound to her by something deeper than fate.
Kael, the commander who would burn the world to protect her.
Riven, the dangerous spark who makes her feel alive.
Soren, the healer who sees the wounds she hides.
Dax, the warmth that reminds her what happiness feels like.
Together, they are the Ashbound.
But peace was never meant to last.
As rebellion spreads through the Empire, secrets buried beneath Thornwall begin to surface. The Omega Array is still waiting. The enemy behind the black glass mask is closer than they realize. And Sera's connection to the Void is changing into something none of them can control.
Then the impossible happens.
One of their bonds is severed.
And Sera discovers that even all the power in the Void cannot undo every loss.
Now three men remain beside her—and none of them are willing to let her face the darkness alone.
But grief has changed Sera.
The woman who once survived by obeying orders is gone.
What remains is something the Empire should have feared from the beginning.
A woman with nothing left to lose.
The Ashbound have been broken.
Now they will have to decide what they're willing to become to put themselves back together.
The Breaking is a dark fantasy why-choose romance featuring fated mates, dangerous magic, morally grey men, found family, emotional devastation, and a bond that refuses to die quietly.
Book Two of The Ashbound Chronicles.
124 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 13, 2026
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Callie West
13 books11 followersCallie West writes for young adults. She lives in Philadelphia.
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