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.
As they came farther and farther away from the palace, soon the view around them captured Ember's attention and she forgot the fear she was feeling while riding a horse.
The city of the White Tiger Clan.
On one side of the palace where Draven resides was the Forest of the Elves, where the nearest city was Ronan, the city of the Wood Elf Clan. Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the palace was the territory of the shapeshifters. The city of Nimer was the city nearest the border.
The way towards Nimer was not covered by tall trees but vast greenery made up of meadows and small hills covered with grass. There was a river flowing along the way they were moving. With the bright sky and peaceful grassland, many adorable groups of small animals paying homage whenever they pass, it looked really pleasant.