Born to blood and the sea, Richelle Paken was raised to be a weapon. At eighteen, she is already feared across the waters—a ruthless pirate shaped by cruelty, survival, and her mother’s iron will. Her younger sister Angela, gentler and unwilling to kill, is everything Richelle is not. When the sisters are betrayed, tortured, and left to die, their violent past finally catches up with them. Rescued by the mysterious Protectors of Alfani—Guardians, cursed beings, and warriors bound to ancient laws—the sisters are given a chance no one has ever offered them before: mercy. But mercy comes with a cost. As Richelle trains under those who believe she can become more than her past, she must confront the truth of what she’s done—and decide whether redemption is something she deserves, or something she must earn.

Angela, meanwhile, begins to discover a quiet strength of her own, one that may change the fate of them both. Their escape sets into motion a chain of events that will ripple across kingdoms, awaken prophecy magic, and draw together a group of unlikely allies—each marked by loss, destiny, and a future they never chose.

Child of Providence is the origin story of Ruccis—a tale of forgiveness, found family, and the first sparks of a prophecy that will shape the world of Solapin. A sweeping prequel of transformation, faith, and becoming who you were never meant to be.