Pain Run Rampant

A kingdom saved.
Things have changed for Rey. She played the hero and fought the ancient evil plaguing Laconia—and what’s more, she won. She battled Invictis and stopped him from accomplishing his goal of total annihilation.
But there was a cost. The only way she could stop him was to bind him, every part of him, to her once more, and in doing so her magic is gone.

An ageless evil bound.
Invictis was never meant to be stopped. He does not remember where he came from or his beginning, but he knows his only purpose was to ever be a weapon. Bound to Rey yet again, he is beholden to her every command.
Destruction is all he’s ever known, all he’s ever wanted… until now.

A darkness that ebbs closer with each passing day.
When Rey decides to visit the labyrinths nestled deep within the wilderness in hopes of unlocking her powers, Frederick tags along, forcing her to not only face the budding feelings she has for him, but also for Invictis.

Battling her emotions is the least of her worries, though, as she learns Invictis isn’t the only one of his kind. Somewhere out there lies the absence of light, a darkness so pure it’s unstoppable.

Pain Run Rampant is a novella that takes place after the events of Bright Blinding Ruin and before the final book.