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🔞Death is only the Beginning

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Summary

What if the love story that haunts you… wasn’t your own? Èmilia Reinhart has always felt like a stranger in her own skin—born into privilege in the 1950s, bound by expectation, fractured memories, and a quiet pull toward the moon. When a forgotten book resurfaces in her family’s estate, it doesn’t simply tell a story—it awakens one. A buried goddess. A forbidden romance written in blood and sacrifice. A myth that refuses to stay in the past. As visions of another life bleed into her waking world, Èmilia’s reality begins to unravel. Caught between who she has been and who she might become, she finds herself drawn back to Dawson—her childhood friend, her anchor, and the one man she was never meant to love. Their bond is dangerous, intimate, and impossible to deny. This is not an epic of quests and kingdoms—not yet. It is an intimate, open-door romantasy where romance comes first, myth lingers in the shadows, and every page burns with longing, betrayal, and fate. Slow to build. Impossible to forget. ✨ Slow-burn, explicit romance ✨ Childhood friends to lovers ✨ Stepbrother tension & second chances ✨ Dual timelines of myth and memory ✨ Love written in blood, sacrifice, and desire Death is only the beginning. But love? Love refuses to die.

Status
Complete
Chapters
43
Rating
5.0 (3 reviews)
Age Rating
18+

Triggers & Tropes

Triggers & Tropes

For reader awareness and enjoyment. Do not be Afraid to mix and match.

Aut note: It’s Explicit– intended for mature audiences. Contains steamy scenes and mature themes, offering a deeper exploration of the characters’ physical and emotional intimacy through erotic storytelling. 70% Romance 30% Plot. Please be sure you’re reading what best fits your preferences and age group.


Triggers: This story contains themes that may be distressing to some readers. Please proceed with care.

Arranged/Forced Marriage

Pregnancy Loss: Off-page

Sexual Assault

Torture


Tropes This novel includes beloved romance and drama tropes:

Boss Romance

Childhood Friends

Erotic Lactation: This could be an Ick if you aren’t careful😉.

Friends to Lovers

Pregnancy

Royalty Romance

Secret Baby

Second Chance

Slow-Burn

Stepbrother

Unrequited Love

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