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Where Wings Take Flight
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 31 2024
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.46 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In a world where mythical beings are woven into the fabric of reality, Carus is nothing more than the son of a humble craftsman. His life is simple, confined to the dusty workshop where his father, the inventor, toils away on a seemingly impossible creation: wings made of wax. These wings, delicate yet ambitious, are meant to change the course of their family's future. But Carus has no dreams beyond inheriting his father's shop and living out his days in obscurity. That is, until fate introduces him to a figure that will forever alter the course of his life.
Alec is the daughter of the Sun Goddess, a celestial being of extraordinary power and beauty. As heir to the throne of her divine realm, Alec's life is already mapped out. She has no desire for anything but to serve her mother's wishes and fulfill the responsibilities expected of her. But when her mother, the Sun Goddess, learns of Carus's father's invention-the wings that could potentially defy gravity and bring chaos to the divine realm-she orders Alec to descend to Earth to retrieve them. Alec's task is clear: seduce the mortal, make him fall in love, and steal the wings for her mother's domain.
When Alec arrives on Earth, she is met with a world vastly different from the grandeur of the sunlit heavens she's used to. She is struck by Carus's humble yet sincere nature, and the spark of her own emotions begins to kindle in unexpected ways. At first, Alec's plan is simple: charm the young man, gain his trust, and steal the wings. But as she spends more time with him, she finds herself drawn to Carus in ways that challenge everything she's ever known. His dreams of flight, his passion for the craft, and the purity of his heart clash with her celestial duty and the cold pragmatism of her mother's realm.
In Where Wings Take Flight, Carus and Alec must come together to face not only the forces of the divine but also their own hearts. The wings, once a symbol of invention and ambition, become a symbol of freedom-freedom from fate, from duty, and from the constraints of their worlds. Will Carus and Alec find a way to defy the gods and rewrite their destinies, or will their love be torn apart by forces beyond their control?
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