Auren's Bane - MJ Kaye

In the shadow of victory, darkness stirs anew.

Highfield stands, but at a terrible price. Young Eldryn, bearer of an ancient and merciless light, has awakened something vast within himself-something that saved his friends and shattered an army, yet now threatens to consume the boy who summoned it. With Veyla, his fierce white wolf, and Nymara, the ancient Storm Hawk, at his side, Eldryn must face the cost of becoming legend while still only a child.

Far to the north, the Shadow King rages. Auren-once a boy of Silverwood, now a vessel for something far older and colder-has been broken and reforged in the heart of the Black Mountain. What returns is no longer the cousin Eldryn mourned, but a being of unified shadow and will, marching west with renewed purpose.

As armies gather and ancient powers clash, Sylindra fights to reach her son before the light burns him away. Gromm stands ready to protect the family he has claimed. Yet some fires, once lit, cannot be quenched-only endured.

In a world where light and shadow both demand their due, the line between savior and sacrifice grows thin. The Aethlum saga continues with Auren's Bane-a tale of bonds forged in fire, power that devours its bearer, and the quiet, ferocious love that refuses to let go.