Shard & Shield

He can save her life--if he sacrifices himself and those he swore to protect.

King's bastard Shianan Becknam buries himself in his military career to avoid the family that never wanted him and the dangers of drawing political attention. When the artifact intended to end an interdimensional war is damaged, the mage Ariana is trapped on the other side of the rift with her servant--only the cheery young boy is really one of the monstrous enemy, disguised as a human. Shianan is desperate to resc...