The dragon destroyed his home and now Kai is cursed with its magic.

Ten years ago, Bloomvale burned.

The dragon’s attack didn’t just level the city—it poisoned the land, leaving nothing behind but ash and a curse that refuses to fade. Kai Renwick survived that day, but sometimes he wishes he hadn’t.

He’s spent a decade trying to outrun the past. Trying to build a life in a city untouched by dragons. Trying to forget.

When a desperate healing ritual re-awakens the lingering curse, Kai is struck by magic that should have killed him.

Instead, it binds itself to his soul.

The power is volatile, constantly seeking the break free. If he loses control, it will tear him apart—and take everyone around him with it.

The Mages Guild offers him a chance to learn to control this magic, but it’s not going to be easy. Training is nothing like the stories. Between a master that seems to hate him, a dragon companion that makes him re-live his childhood trauma, and the constant threat of death, Kai The curse is not just power, it’s a connection to the dragon that nearly killed him (twice). And the only way for Kai to survive may be to trust the very thing that destroyed his world.

Runes of Wrath and Ruin is the first book in The Wrath and Ruin Trilogy — a character-driven epic fantasy featuring dragon magic, cursed power, reluctant bonds, and the cost of survival.