The King's Hunter

Rowan Hale was supposed to die in the flames of Cinderfall. Instead, he survived… and the Crown noticed. In a realm where savage Beasts roam the wilds and ancient ruins whisper forbidden truths, people don’t “own” their companions. They bond. A Beast can become a partner, a weapon, a shield… or a mirror of your soul. Some are small enough to ignore. Some are powerful enough to level cities. And some are older than kingdoms, tied to the world itself. Those are the Primals. Only twenty exist, living pillars of balance that keep the realm from collapsing into chaos. Legends warn they were never meant to be hunted, never meant to be bound. But the King doesn’t care about balance. He wants control. At seventeen, Rowan is pulled into the King’s grip and forced onto an impossible quest: locate the Primals and deliver them to the throne. With him is Echo, a mysterious Beast Rowan found wounded in a ruin, loyal not by chain but by choice, as if their bond was written long before either of them understood it. As Rowan’s hunts grow deadlier, the truth grows darker. The King’s “protection” is a lie. The wars were never about peace. And Echo may be connected to the Primals in a way that could change everything. Caught between crown and rebellion, hunted by spies, surrounded by warring regions and monstrous battles, Rowan must decide what he really is: a weapon for a tyrant… or the one hunter willing to break the cycle before the world is chained forever. A brutal, cinematic fantasy saga of bonded Beasts, ancient power, lost legacy, and a boy becoming a legend, one hunt at a time.

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