The Breaking Thread: When trust fractures, even power cannot hold what remains

By Lydia Ellison

She survived execution. She rejected control. But she cannot outrun what binds her.

Vaelira Sorn has carved her freedom from bone and memory, defying the Dominion that once condemned her. But freedom comes at a cost-and the deeper her power grows, the more unstable it becomes. The only force that steadies her is the one she cannot trust.

Caedryn Vale was forged to destroy her. Now, he stands beside her, his faith fractured and his purpose unraveling. Their connection is no longer an accident. It is a weapon. A weakness. A choice neither of them fully understands.
As the Dominion tightens its grip and a corrupted force begins to reshape the rules of magic itself, Vaelira and Caedryn are pushed into an alliance that demands more than survival. It demands vulnerability. It demands trust.

And when that trust breaks, it may take everything with it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H15DJGK2
• ISBN13: 9798196165399
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.5"