The Cracking Veil

The Cracking VeilThe barrier between worlds is breaking-and something on the other side knows Elias Veylor's name.Created through a forbidden ritual and born in the body of a young man with no memories or childhood, Elias has spent his brief existence hunted, feared, and defined by forces older than civilization. He carries three impossible powers within him: the living magic of the forest, the hunger of the Undervein, and the fractured light of the Veil.Now those powers are awakening.Drawn into the haunted Ebonweald, Elias discovers a world reacting to his presence. Roots move beneath his feet. Graves whisper forgotten truths. Ancient factions emerge from the shadows, each convinced they understand what he is-and each determined to control what he will become.At his side is Rynna Leafstride, the fierce Verdantfang huntress who refuses to abandon him, even as their loyal friendship begins turning into something deeper. But Elias is also drawn toward Queen Lirael, an enigmatic fae whose dangerous knowledge and growing affection offer him a different path. As the boundary between loyalty, desire, and destiny begins to blur, Elias must decide whom he can trust with the parts of himself he barely understands.Meanwhile, the merciless Lantern Order closes in. A seductive vampire sees Elias as something to possess. The Undervein demands an anchor. The forest seeks a vessel. And beyond the Veil, an imprisoned presence waits for the fractures to widen.When reality finally tears open above Ashenveil Cemetery, Elias is dragged into the wound at the heart of the world. There, he faces an impossible choice: sacrifice one realm to save the others, surrender himself to repair the Veil, or reject the destiny written into his creation and discover another way.But every act of healing has a cost.And some wounds awaken when they are closed.The Cracking Veil is a dark gothic supernatural fantasy filled with haunted forests, vampire intrigue, fae magic, forbidden desire, ancient prophecy, and a hero fighting for the right to choose who-and what-he will become.