Death’s Daughters
In the Kingdom of Illyria, blood is never just blood.
It is status.
It is inheritance.
It is divine favor—
and for the unlucky, it is a curse.
For centuries, the noble Houses of Illyria have ruled beneath the Twelve Divine Sparks—ancient forces woven into the bones of the realm. They shaped Illyria’s magic, its sacred bloodlines, and its hierarchy of power.
But every tower has its cracks.
And Illyria’s began with a girl who was never meant to exist.
Matthew Nightshade—heir to the Great Marquise—was raised to inherit legacy.
Instead, he inherited disaster.
Four years ago, his twin sister Emmy was stolen away—not by strangers, but by people he once trusted with his life. And with her went the illusion that rank, loyalty, and status could protect the ones you love.
Now Matthew is no longer just an heir.
He is the reigning Great Marquise—called back to the northernmost fortress of his ancestors, where the great Barrier Wall looms like a scar across the edge of the world.
For two hundred years, it kept ancient horrors at bay.
Now it is weakening.
And as rebellion spreads and old magic stirs, Matthew begins to uncover the truth behind Emmy’s disappearance—and the whispers surrounding her birth.
That Death itself came for her first breath…
but something intervened.
And as Matthew gathers new allies—mages, assassins, memory-divers, and warriors bound by trauma and loyalty—he realizes the most terrifying truth of all:
Emmy’s disappearance wasn’t an accident.
It was a choice.
A plan.
And Illyria is about to learn what happens when the girl it tried to silence finally awakens.
