Volume II

“Your place in this realm was sealed by fate long before your birth, little lion. You’d be wise to remember that.”

Y’sol
Art by Muda

Away from home, danger lurks around every corner. The acolyte Lumi and his lover, trade company heir Khimi Zeybek, embark on an expedition to the east. It has not been long since Lumi left the safe berth of the Temple of Life that raised him; but he has high hopes for his first excursion as an adult and with his fated love.

Lumi has a lot to learn about the world—and the world is keen to show him its harshness, no matter how much Khimi wants to protect him from it. Alongside the assassin Ennui and the Zeybek’s advisor Rashid, the foursome contends with deadly seafaring, gladiatorial combat and merchants’ machinations. Khimi worries for Lumi and for the future of their relationship, but he cannot escape the grip his past has on him. In this second volume of the FATED sequence, Khimi and Lumi discover the real strength of their burgeoning relationship, against outside influence and against their own fears.

Chapter Select

Prologue

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Chapter V

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

Chapter VIII

Chapter IX

Chapter X

Chapter XI

Chapter XII

Chapter XIII

Chapter XIV

Chapter XV

Chapter XVI

Chapter XVII

Chapter XVIII

Chapter XIX