The Leash and The Liar

Finn was born to be nothing.

Disowned by his father for having no magic. Rejected by his mother with a four-word letter. Kept as a "favorite stray" by the three noble siblings who once swore an oath of eternal friendship beneath the old oak. Every day they call him pet, make him carry their poison, remind him he is worthless.

But it's all a lie.

Finn's magic wasn't missing—it was *stolen*. His entire life has been a cultivation: every cruelty, every humiliation, carefully designed to break him until an ancient power awakens in his soul. The power to see the invisible threads of loyalty that bind people together. And the power to *steal* them.

Now, on the night the Kaelen siblings plan to murder a king and rip Finn's heart out to claim his power, he'll turn their trap inside out. Revenge is within reach—absolute devotion, total control, a kingdom kneeling in the shadows.

But a stolen heart can never truly beat for you. And the throne of leashes may be the loneliest seat in the world.

A dark fantasy of betrayal, forbidden power, and the desperate search for a loyalty you never had to steal.