Heir of Thorns: (The Crest of Blackthorn Book 0.5)

"I will become the monster they expect. I will be the nightmare that nightmares dread."

After Procyon's mother sells him to a monster in a castle, he agrees to serve it to protect the only person left that he cares for. That is, until he can twist his knife into its stomach.

But his plan to kill the monster is ruined by a secret so dark and twisted that it will change the course of his life forever.

Meanwhile, Lavine's sister is kidnapped by the most brutal and merciless kind of monsters. But ...