Phoenix Rising

Chosen by magic. Hunted by the darkness. Kinley and Callen Lynnix have survived loss before-their father, their brother, the childhood that should have been theirs. Now they face the Vanguard Gauntlet: four brutal stages designed to forge elite warriors or break them entirely.But they won't face it alone.Britta. Finn. Lucas. Abby. Together, the six form something stronger than blood-a chosen family bound by trust, sacrifice, and the unshakable promise to survive.But someone is hunting them. Someone who knows their secrets, their fears, their breaking points. Someone who has already sent a weapon into the trials to destroy them from within.As ancient magic awakens and shadows close in, the twins must unlock a power they don't understand-or watch everything they love burn.The gauntlet will test their strength.The darkness will test their bonds.And when the gauntlet barrier falls, the truth will change everything-and their lethal commander with the violet eyes watching from the shadows may finally reveal what he's known all along. Some bonds are forged by blood. Some are forged in battle.