A.K. Smith
What we bury is never truly gone. It lingers-in names, in dreams, and in the ones chosen to remember.' Mark of Fate is not just a journey-it is a reckoning wrapped in myth, memory, and fire. Aleecia was raised to till the land, hold her tongue, and obey. Her mother taught her that survival was earned in silence, and dreaming was dangerous. But Aleecia dreams anyway-with fierce, aching hope. And when she dares to want more, the world splits open to answer. Something ancient is calling her name. Something that bleeds through time. A forgotten history, laced with power and pain, begins to surface-and with it, a legacy that threatens to consume her. As secrets claw from the dirt and bloodlines twist into prophecy, Aleecia must decide who she is beyond what she’s been told. Every truth revealed demands a price. Every choice pushes her closer to a destiny she never asked for-one soaked in sacrifice, betrayal, and rebirth.
