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Navarre is run by two crime families: Basgiath and Tyrrendor.
Sol Dawnstar wants nothing to do with either of them. He just runs a small flower shop and tries to keep the doors open any way possible.
But when the Tyrrendor crew walks into his shop to order flowers for the funeral of Basgiath’s former leader—the same man Liam Mairi killed the night before—Sol fulfills the request with the same quiet professionalism he gives every customer.
The problem?
Liam Mairi notices him.
And once Liam decides he wants something, he doesn’t stop.
Not for boyfriends.
Not for crime families.
And definitely not for a florist who keeps telling him no.
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Dark Romance AU — Rinaverse meets Fourth Wing.
This is a stand alone story that is part of a shared crime-family universe where multiple couples may get their own stories.
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- Part 1 of The Dark Empyrean
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14 Apr 2026
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“Violet will never give up on Xaden, Ridoc,” I say. “She’s going to keep looking for a cure—”
“I know—” Ridoc interrupts.
“And you don’t see the problem with that?” I step closer. “Xaden channeled to keep her safe, and all she does is put herself in danger.”
Ridoc’s eyes widen in realization.
“And she’s going to keep doing it,” I continue, closing the distance between us. “So you’re going to keep your mouth shut and walk out that door. Because the last thing I want to do is to leave Bodhi without a boyfriend.”
“Liam,” Ridoc pleads, turning to him.
“Listen to him, Ridoc,” Liam warns, drawing a dagger.
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Violet will never stop trying to save Xaden.
The problem? She might destroy herself—and everyone around her—in the process.
Sol Dawnstar has always believed knowledge is power. But when the people he loves start choosing sacrifice over survival, he’s forced to decide whether saving them means standing beside them…
Or standing in their way.
Liam Mairi already knows where he stands.
Red Carrick doesn’t.
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This is a third part of the When Gods Fall Series.Series
- Part 3 of When Gods Fall (First Wing)
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01 Mar 2026
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“Done hiding now, Dawnstar?” Xaden’s voice cuts through the noise, sharp and smug.
“You knew?” Liam’s voice cracks.
I turn and look at them. Xaden stands with his arms crossed, an infuriating smile playing on his lips. And Liam— gods, Liam— he looks devastated, betrayed, eyes wide and glistening, mouth slightly parted.
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Sol Dawnstar knew he couldn’t avoid Liam Mairi forever — but he could certainly try.
When dragons, war, and the ghosts of their past tie them together at every turn, Sol’s dragged into rebellion, secrets, and a love that keeps pulling him back in. But really, it’s not his fault — this is Violet and Xaden’s world, and Sol’s just living in it.
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UPDATE 11/8/2025: Rewriting Past Timeline Chapters. Check author's note for details.
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- Part 1 of When Gods Fall (First Wing)
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02 Feb 2026
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No one, it turns out, really knows one another.
(OR: all it takes is a summer-long holiday in Italy, James Potter's teetering mental stability, a secret relationship, friends with benefits, Marlene’s secret, and enough stupidity and insecurity to go around for everything to come crashing down around them.)
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27 Dec 2025
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“Hyunjin is dead,” Jeongin breathed. He looked up to see the others stare back at him with wide eyes, Hyunjin towering over them at the back, the light from the window in the hallway lighting up his figure. “They told me he was dead.”
Hyunjin's dark eyes found Jeongin’s tearful ones.
“Not dead,” Hyunjin said with a poisonous smile. “Just gay.”
Or: Jeongin has spent years mourning the loss of his first love, a love he was told by his church was sinful and wrong, but one he just couldn't stop from blooming in his chest. Now, years later, Jeongin meets Hyunjin again, very alive and also very different from how he used to be back in their shared church.
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26 Dec 2025