BLOODLINES: BETRAYAL AND BLOODSome betrayals cut deeper than blades. Others are born in silence-and shadow.With tensions rising and the RuneStone legacy unraveling, Xavier RuneStone makes the ultimate choice: surrender himself to the hands of his enemies to protect the fractured family he still calls his own. Held within the heart of House Tenebris, he is stripped, broken, and tested by shadows older than memory-until the very darkness he commands begins to turn inward, awakening into something... more.Back at RuneStone Estate, those left behind grapple with his absence. Daniel fights to steady the house amidst growing threats. Sharina must confront her past as the long-absent Te'Sirian-Silven's brother and once a trusted RuneStone ally-returns from overseas trade routes bearing secrets long buried and truths too dangerous to ignore.Meanwhile, Vaelira Tenebris-trapped between loyalty to blood and something far more dangerous-holds a secret that could alter the course of everything.In this haunting sequel to Bloodline: Secrets, bonds are tested, legacies challenged, and the cost of love, betrayal, and redemption will be written in blood.