
eBook by Randi Darren
Alex is dead — and headed somewhere only the worst of the worst go, all for a single choice he made about a product his company owned. He is given one alternative: return to the living in another world, with his soul belonging to another, bound to make pacts with others that seal their secrets forever. The world he is sent to is the dark ages. To keep his soul out of hell, Alex must ask how much he is willing to take from others — and how much he will give of himself to survive.

Alex died and was given a choice: accept damnation, or return to the living in the dark ages of another world with his soul bound to another. The price of survival is making pacts — binding others to secrecy for anything from a meal to their lives. To keep his soul from the darkest corner of hell, Alex must decide how much he is willing to take from others.

Alex has taken firm control of his county as Count of Brit, settling into a relatively stable life with his Numbered and his wife. But an ongoing war between two Duchies demands his attention, and his liege Regina Tanulf has plans for him that he wants no part of. When a messenger from the Wild Lands arrives with a plea for help, everything begins to spin out of control again — and Leah still owns his soul.

The war with Gaelis turns in favor of Alex's Duchess, but the end is nowhere in sight. Alex wants only to settle into his county and live quietly — to have the family and friends he missed in his previous life climbing the corporate ladder. Everyone else in the empire has different plans. Spring is coming, the passes will open, and armies will march. Alex has prepared, built his treasury, and trained his forces. He hopes it will be enough — because he now has newborn children to protect.