He was born to kill monsters. Instead, he became one. Ashton Deimos is a Draken Killer by blood—and a traitor by choice. Raised in a royal family built on cruelty, conquest, and the slaughter of drakens, Ashton learned young that mercy is punished and compassion is weakness. When he refused to kill an innocent draken as a boy, his father answered with brutality that never stopped. Now, as the Grand Kermis begins—a deadly month-long trial where princes compete for brides and survival—Ashton is forced to face the legacy he despises. Failure means torture or death. Success means becoming everything he hates.

As women arrive from across the realm to compete for marriage, alliances form, secrets surface, and drakens are dragged into the arena as sacrifices to tradition. With rebellion simmering beneath the surface, Ashton must decide how far he is willing to go to protect the innocent—including his siblings, the women trapped by the Kermis, and the drakens his family has sworn to exterminate. To defy his bloodline is to invite war. To remain silent is to become a monster.

Child of Drakens is a dark, emotionally charged fantasy of survival, forbidden compassion, political brutality, and the courage it takes to choose mercy in a world that rewards cruelty.