Chris Curtright

Trapped in the gilded cage of Drasnian royalty, young Prince Kheldar uncovers secrets in every whisper and shadow, trading protocol for the art of deception. Recruited into a clandestine world of spies where every alliance hides a blade, he reinvents himself as Silk—the merchant whose fortunes mask continent-shaking intelligence. But as ancient prophecies pull him into the fray, one lie threatens to unravel them all: how long can a master of masks wear his true face?

Forty years after surviving the brutality of a Nazi POW camp, a hardened veteran stumbles upon his sadistic captor dying in the wilderness—and saves his life. Now bound by an unbreakable code of duty, he spirals into a shadow operation of deception, erasure, and digital warfare to bury their explosive history forever. But as the past claws back, one question haunts him: can he destroy a monster without becoming one?