Three months vanished through a gate. I came out an orc-murderer, an Earth fugitive, and the Elven Council’s favorite problem.
To live, I submit to orc law and a rite that binds me to their dead, branding me with a legacy I never wanted: the matriarch’s memories of the ancient paths between worlds.
That knowledge could end the war. It could also rip three worlds apart.
Back on Earth, the sun’s out, the magic’s wild, and I’m hunted in my own backyard. Leylandir and I finally stop pretending it’s just the mission between us… and then blood and duty tear him away.
It’s probably for the best, because every path to sealing the gates ends at th
Saving an elf from a sham execution was supposed to be a one-time mutiny. Not a one-way ticket to the Elven realms.
I’m Asha Lopez, arcane soldier. I pulled Leylandir off the chopping block and landed in Earendor: a world of crystal spires, thorned politics, and smiles sharpened like blades. Every path we take knots tighter: family grudges, House agendas, and an Elven Council hound who’d rather see us dead than right.
The closer Leylandir and I become, the more dangerous it gets for both of us. What started as necessity is turning into trust… and into something I can’t file under “mission.” Then betrayal hits from the last place I expect, and the truth I uncover might be the only way to end this war. If I’m willing to shatter the life I swore to, and gamble the man I shouldn’t want.
Old loyalties or a destiny that terrifies me. Either way, something breaks.
Perfect for readers who enjoy near‑future military urban fantasy crossing into high‑stakes portal fantasy, with slow‑burn enemies‑to‑lovers, razor‑edged politics, and ancient magic that won’t stay buried.
e same forgone conclusion. Save the worlds and lose him on the other side of the multiverse.
They trained me to survive war. They never prepared me to win peace by breaking my own heart.
The heart-punch third installment in War for Magic—slow-burn enemies-to-lovers, near‑future military grit, and ancient gates that don’t care what they cost.
