The tale of a man who brings death and a girl who denies it. ---- On the haunted mountain in the kingdom, they say there lived a witch. She was born a princess. But even before her birth, the priest declared her to be cursed and demanded her death. They poisoned the mother to kill the baby before she gave birth, but the baby was born out of the dead mother—a cursed child. Again and again, they tried to kill the baby but she miraculously survived every single attempt. Giving up, they abandoned her on the haunted mountain to die but she still survived on that barren land— A witch ‘Why won’t she die?’ Years later, the people finally had enough of the witch and decided to burn the mountain. But the Devil arrived to her rescue and took her with him from that burning place, because dying was not her destiny even then. Draven Amaris. The Black Dragon, who ruled over supernatural beings, the Devil who no one wished to cross a path with. He hated humans but this certain human girl would pull him towards her whenever she was in danger. ‘Is she really a human?’ He took the human with him and named this mysteriously tenacious girl “Ember”, a piece of glowing coal in a dying fire. A soul tainted with vengeance and the darkness of hell, would rise from the ashes and fulfil her revenge. ------ This is the second book from the series of The Devils and Witches. 1st book - Witch's daughter and the Devil's son. 3rd book- The Devil's Betrothed. All books are connected to each other but you can read them as stand-alone.
Inside the council hall, all the members were present. Draven sat on the throne while the elders from each clan took their places, with their accompanying members standing behind them. Evanthe had assumed the role of head of the Witch Clan, with Cornelia standing behind her. Ember, as the King's mate, was given a separate seat.
Leeora, seated next to Ember, offered her an assuring gaze, silently encouraging her to remain calm. Ember responded with a light smile. Erlos stood behind Ember instead of by Draven's side, as Draven didn't want Ember to feel lonely.
The council meeting began, and as usual, Halifax took charge to proceed with the agenda.
"Your Majesty, the purpose of today's council meeting is to discuss the Commander, the divine eagle Morpheus, his current state, and the measures we can take to restore his soul and energy core to their previous condition. If you allow me, I would like to initiate the discussion."