Earlier, when he’d watched the Great Royal Houses come forth, presenting their eager young men, all with grand hopes of wooing an empress, Erlacher had clasped him on the shoulder and thanked him for all he’d done to see Vaush to Novoxos, but then verbally gutted him by implying that his usefulness had reached its end and that it was high time Comron returned home to his beautiful, blushing bride. Erlacher reminded him that the threat to Nethic still hung over it more ominously than ever. After all, what self-respecting nobleman would countenance his future bride having such a close association with a devilish rake like Comron Van Laven? Loud rumblings to that effect could already be heard coming from the Dredfort and Warbrenger camps.
The anger blazed in Comron as fiercely as it had upon hearing it. His jaw clenched hard and his brow set sternly. The empress and I are one, fortified by the gifts of the essence! So let all those prancing peacocks believe they have a chance in hell of stealing what rightfully belonged to him. Let Spira spread her deluded fantasies; he’d even use that ruse to his advantage. Let the ghastly Kurukaii come and wage their bloodiest of wars, he would make them tremble!
He slammed his fist down upon the balustrade and gazed out over the glorious city. The dazzling lights lit the district brilliantly, the towering buildings and vaulting structures all monuments to the greatness of the emperors that had come before, and to the east lay the true seat of power, the Royal Lion Palace, rising like a majestic mountain overseeing its realm. As his eyes beheld it all, something primal and fierce seized hold of him, crystallizing the thought.
This empire is mine—to rule and defend!
Comron lifted his eyes to the heavens and, into the cold night air, he gave words to the singular thought that possessed him, “Let begin the reign of Van Laven.”
The End
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tyler Chase’s true passion is writing and studying geopolitics. She’s spent the last twenty years working in the Global Investment Banking field as a CPA and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Tyler Chase was born in Delaware and currently lives in the southeast United States with her husband, an engineer, and their two children. This particular novel is the first in the series of three.
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Book 2, Van Laven Chronicles, Shadow Reign
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Book 3, Van Laven Chronicles, The Rise
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 27
CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 29
CHAPTER 30
CHAPTER 31
CHAPTER 32
CHAPTER 33
CHAPTER 34
CHAPTER 35
CHAPTER 36
CHAPTER 37
CHAPTER 38
CHAPTER 39
CHAPTER 40
CHAPTER 41
CHAPTER 42
CHAPTER 43
CHAPTER 44
CHAPTER 45
CHAPTER 46
CHAPTER 47
CHAPTER 48
CHAPTER 49
CHAPTER 50
CHAPTER 51
CHAPTER 52
CHAPTER 53
CHAPTER 54
CHAPTER 55
CHAPTER 56
CHAPTER 57
CHAPTER 58
CHAPTER 59
CHAPTER 60
CHAPTER 61
CHAPTER 62
CHAPTER 63
CHAPTER 64
CHAPTER 65
CHAPTER 66
CHAPTER 67
CHAPTER 68
CHAPTER 69
CHAPTER 70
CHAPTER 71
CHAPTER 72
CHAPTER 73
CHAPTER 74
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tyler Chase, Van Laven Chronicles: Throne of Novoxos
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