Blood King - Part I -- Nicola Tyche, Paperback

He doesn't want the throne. He wants revenge.

A new crown. An old wound. And a reckoning written in blood.

A kingdom built of pain...

Raised a fighter in Rael's brutal bloodsport arena, Cyrus has only ever known survival-until one act of defiance topples a tyrant, and one vow of vengeance sparks a revolution. Now, he's the man a broken realm looks to for hope.

A power he can't control...

Haunted by his past and driven by revenge, Cyrus grapples with a power that has cursed him since he was a child-a power he doesn't understand. A sharp-tongued witch offers a bargain, but her motives are unclear. Trust is dangerous, and so is she.

A throne he didn't ask for...

Crowned in chaos, Cyrus is thrust into a world of politics, power, and war. New enemies rise. Old ghosts return. And while vengeance may have earned him the throne...

It's not enough to keep it.