by A.V. Vale
The Wicked Tower By A.V. Vale For centuries, the people of Vaelthorne have lived beneath a lie. The Order governs every corner of the kingdom, preserving peace through carefully controlled history, forbidden knowledge, and memories that vanish without explanation. Most citizens never question the missing pieces. They never notice the names erased from ancient records or the stories that seem to change overnight. Until the bells ring. When archivist Elodie Vale discovers a blank space hidden within a centuries-old registry, she uncovers evidence of a noble bloodline that should not exist. Before she can investigate further, strange black marks appear on her skin, impossible dreams begin haunting her nights, and whispers from the sea call her toward the legendary Black Tower. A place no one dares approach. As reality itself begins to fracture, Elodie learns she is not the only one touched by forces long buried beneath the kingdom. Her younger sister, Seraphine, possesses a forbidden gift capable of awakening memories stolen from entire generations. Every song she sings reveals another piece of a truth someone desperately wants forgotten. Meanwhile, a mysterious man known as Caspian struggles against memories that do not belong to him. Raised by the Order, he discovers that even his own name is a lie. Buried beneath layers of forgotten history lies an ancient identity tied to a power capable of shattering kingdoms. And beyond them all stands the Black Tower. Not a prison. A lock. As old bloodlines awaken, dragons stir in forgotten places, and the boundary between dreams and reality begins to collapse, Elodie and her allies find themselves at the center of a conspiracy older than the kingdom itself. Because some truths were never meant to be remembered. And some doors were never meant to be opened. In a world where memory can be stolen, history can be rewritten, and love itself may transcend time, the greatest danger is not what waits inside the Tower... It's what happens when it finally opens. There are no heroes in this story. Only survivors, secrets, and the terrible cost of the truth.
