Scarred – Never After Series, Volume 2 - FV

What happens when revenge becomes dangerously entangled with forbidden desire? In Scarred by Emily McIntire, the second standalone novel in the Never After series, ambition, betrayal and irresistible attraction collide in a dark romance where even villains can find love. Prince Tristan Faasa was never meant to inherit the throne. That privilege belongs to his older brother, Michael, the very man responsible for his troubled childhood and the scar that marks his face. When their father dies and Michael becomes king, Tristan sees an opportunity to take back everything he believes was stolen from him. Leading a secret rebellion, he is determined to destroy his brother's reign, regardless of the consequences.

But Tristan's carefully constructed plans become far more complicated when Lady Sara Beatreaux, Michael's future bride, enters the picture. Beautiful, determined and hiding an agenda of her own, Sara has one objective: marry the king and eliminate the Faasa bloodline, even if completing her mission costs her life. What she never anticipates is her encounter with the feared Scarred Prince. Tristan is dangerous, unpredictable and undeniably forbidden, especially since he is among the men she has been ordered to kill. Yet their encounters awaken an attraction that neither revenge nor reason can easily silence. As their conflicting ambitions draw them closer, the boundaries between enemies and lovers begin to blur.

Caught between her mission and the man she was never supposed to desire, Sara finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew. Secrets emerge, loyalties become uncertain and the line separating hatred from passion grows increasingly fragile. For Tristan, the stakes are equally devastating: will he sacrifice the woman who has captured his attention to claim the crown he has always wanted? Scarred delivers an intense reading experience filled with dangerous attraction, political intrigue, emotional conflict and morally complex characters. Inspired by the idea of fairy-tale villains finding their own happy endings, this dark romance is not a fantasy novel or a traditional fairy-tale retelling. Intended for mature readers, it explores adult themes in a world where love and revenge can be equally destructive.