An immortal endures a humiliating marriage to keep a deathbed vow to protect his friend's bloodline.
Silas Lancaster has lived a millennium in concealment. Bound by a promise to a dying friend, he weds the man's granddaughter and moves into a household that treats him as a worthless dependent. For three years he absorbs their daily contempt, his ancient strength held in check while the term runs. The family's cruelty escalates, unaware that the servant they mock commands power capable of dismantling their world. When the agreed span ends, the charade fractures and the truth begins to emerge.
Markers
- 1Immortal in hiding
- 2Contract marriage
- 3Hidden power revealed
Audience
Readers who want a long-lived protagonist biding time until a promised reckoning.
