The Black Serpent King Returns

Long ago, the Black Serpent King Dorian brought the war between the Serpent Clan and the mages to an end before vanishing from the world. Years later, Elena, once the First Seat of the Academy of Light Magic, comes back gravely wounded with their secret son, Ryan. As the Blackthorn Empire closes in, they turn to the man the world sees as only a mortal—never imagining that protecting his new family could stir the return of history’s most feared serpent king.