The Sting of Victory

When Flowridia, a witch granted power by an unknown demon, deceives an alluring foreign diplomat, she is promoted to a position of power to conceal the falsehood. Thrust into a world of politics and murderous ambition, she has her gentle heart and her Familiar to guide her along with a drunk Celestial with a penchant for illusion. Meanwhile, Lady Ayla Darkleaf, Grand Diplomat of NoxKartha, smiles with predatory charm and wields her blades with a dancers grace. Flowridia falls into a toxic love affair, one she knows will end in heartbreak. But as Aylas legacy as a vampiric creature unfolds, Flowridia begins to see the broken woman behind the monster. When a foreign emperor dies at the hands of a mysterious interloper, one who seeks to collect the greatest sources of power in the realms, Flowridias kingdom is charged to stop him. But Flowridias devotion becomes torn between duty to her own and the woman whose claws grip her heart. In the ensuing clash of Gods, Flowridia [...]must choose her loyalties with care the fates of kingdoms lies in her hands.