Pines & Petrol (The Scattered Seeds #2.5)

Vengeance is a debt paid in blood and petrol.

When his brother seizes the Echelon throne, Leon Valric’s world shatters. Betrayed and with nowhere left to turn, he flees into the wild with a single, desperate secure the aid of the Sovereign, and reclaim what’s his.

But the road to salvation is cut short when Leon is intercepted by a powerful lord with a dangerous reputation. Trapped in an uneasy alliance, Leon must play a dangerous game of loyalty and leverage. One wrong move could cost him everything.

Amid gunfire and rising chaos, Leon is forced to test his mind, skill, and judgment, learning that strength alone isn’t enough to lead. As the line between duty and vengeance blurs, he must decide if claiming power is worth destroying the man he thought he was.