What You Destroyed: Kadey S.Q. Publishing

The crown has awakened.

Kassidy Tidewing thought discovering the truth about her bloodline would be the hardest part of becoming the woman destiny demanded. She was wrong.

The ancient kingdoms are stirring. The dragon courts are fractured. The Shadow Court is no longer hiding in the dark. And the power Kassidy unleashed has begun to change everything-including the people she loves most.

As Kassidy and Ryker struggle to understand the bond growing between them, new revelations force them to question every promise, every alliance, and every version of history they were taught to believe. The six heirs must travel beyond the safety of Valdris and into the ruins of forgotten kingdoms, where ancient magic still breathes beneath the ash.

But the deeper they search for answers, the more dangerous the truth becomes.

A missing queen may not be as lost as the legends claim. A prophecy may have been deliberately rewritten. And the Ashen Crown may not be a symbol of power at all-but a weapon created to decide who survives the coming war.

When one of their own is gravely wounded during a desperate escape, the group is forced to confront the cost of their loyalty. Trust begins to fracture. Old bloodlines rise. Forbidden magic awakens. And Kassidy must decide how much of herself she is willing to sacrifice to protect the people who have become her family.

Because sometimes destruction is not the end of a kingdom.

Sometimes it is the beginning of its rebirth.

What You Destroyed is the second book in the Ashen Crown Series-a dark fantasy romance filled with dragons, ancient kingdoms, hidden identities, forbidden desire, found family, dangerous magic, and the devastating truths left behind when power finally breaks free.