The Crimson Knight by Zeta K. Pierce

Some traitorous secrets should stay hidden. Haizea is a knighted healing mage serving the elite Royal Guard. When a band of omens, mages with corrupted magic, attempt to assassinate her king and the neighboring monarchs during a diplomatic trip, the Royal Guard, though far from outnumbered, is easily outmatched. To save her king and comrades, Haizea uses blood magic, in turn revealing that she too is a forbidden practitioner of the Cosmic Arts. With her secret exposed, she is sentenced to execution and is forced to fully embrace the dark power that thrums through her veins to make it out alive.

Adult • Fantasy/Dark • Fantasy

Content Warning: The Crimson Knight is a dark fantasy intended for an adult audience. It contains elements and tropes that are commonly found in the genre, including but not limited to: graphic depictions of violence, death, blood, gore, torture and dismemberment, alcohol use, child death, animal death, one mention of domestic abuse (largely implied, no actions described in detail on page), and kidnapping.