Synopsis
When Myrren Vale is summoned to the royal palace, she expects suspicion. She expects secrets.
She does not expect him.
In the kingdom of Eirden—where magic hums beneath silk and every smile hides a blade—Myrren serves as a scentcrafter, trained in herbs, toxins, and the silent truths that cling to blood.
The court wants her quiet.
The crown wants her gone.
But Prince Thane… sees her.
Golden, gracious, and far too kind for the thorns surrounding his throne, he draws her into the palace’s glittering heart—offering warmth, safety, and something dangerously close to belonging.
Yet not all eyes in the palace are kind. The king’s ward, Lord Corven, watches her with unreadable silence—as if her very breath carries a truth he cannot ignore.
When nobles begin to die and the scents on their corpses whisper of poisons Myrren once crafted, she realizes the greatest danger is not the court’s corruption, nor the ancient power stirring awake beneath its stones.
It is what love makes you blind to.
Raine_Whitlock
Author’s Note:
Chapter 51 is the beginning of The Tether Arc – one of the most emotional and dangerous turns in Myrren’s story.
She lives in the present. But Corven? He remembers everything. Every spiral. Every kiss. Every version of her that died in his arms.
This isn’t just about magic or fate, it’s about what happens when one person carries the weight of a thousand heartbreaks… and the other doesn’t remember any of them.
If you’re confused or torn right now, that’s okay. That’s what the tether feels like. Unfair. All-consuming. Irresistible. And yet, still not love – not yet.
And yes… Thane still exists in this spiral. His fire isn’t gone. His grip on her heart hasn’t loosened.
But something is waking in her.
Something old.
And it’s only going to burn hotter from here.
Thank you for holding on through the unraveling. I promise, everything in this arc matters.
— Raine Whitlock –
Raine_Whitlock
Chapter 60 is he End of the Tether Arc
You’ve felt the pull since Chapter 51.
The whisper that wasn’t memory. The love that wasn’t mercy. The bond that hurt too much to be fate.
Now the tether breaks.
The gallows return.
And Corven stands beside her, not to save her, but to show her what it means to choose.
Every heartbeat in this chapter burns with what the spiral has kept hidden: the truth behind their bond, the poison behind devotion, and the line between love and possession.
“You will always belong to the spiral,” he says. “Or to me.”
Nothing will ever be the same after this.
The chapter where everything you feared might happen, does.
And yet somehow, you’ll still want more.
Thank you for surviving this far.
The spiral may be broken… but the story has only just begun.
Paul
This story is honestly unlike anything I’ve read — the mix of romance, poison, and prophecy feels so original. I keep telling myself I’ll stop after one chapter, but I just can’t
Raine_Whitlock
Wow, thank you, that honestly means so much. I poured a lot into making this story feel different, where love, poison, and prophecy all blur together. I’m so glad you’re caught in the spiral with me, it only gets deeper from here.
Melissa
Myrren’s such a fascinating character, quiet but dangerous, like every word she speaks hides a secret.
Raine_Whitlock
I’m so glad you feel that, she’s always been my favorite kind of dangerous. The kind that doesn’t need to shout to change a room. Every secret she keeps costs her something, and I love that you can feel that in her. Thank you.
Mabelle
Just started reading and wow, im hooked. The vibe, the mystery and the slowburn is everything I wanted