Ashes Beneath The Tide

Blackmere burned. But the darkness survived. After exposing the violent empire hidden beneath Blackmere’s coastline, Elena Marrow and Cassian Vale vanish into the shadows—haunted, hunted, and more dangerous than ever before. But peace was never meant for people like them. When Elena discovers she has inherited control of a criminal ledger powerful enough to destroy governments, a deadly war erupts across the East Coast. Powerful organizations emerge from the shadows, desperate to claim the empire left behind by Victor Moreau. And at the center of it all waits Seraphine. Beautiful. Ruthless. Untouchable. A woman who collects monsters—and wants Elena to become her next queen. As betrayal spreads through Cassian’s inner circle and enemies close in from every side, Elena and Cassian are forced deeper into a brutal underworld built on blood, power, obsession, and survival. But the more violence they unleash to protect each other, the harder it becomes to tell where love ends… and darkness begins. Because this time, the ocean isn’t hiding secrets. It’s bringing them back.