Rogue Souls by Rania Faris

Revenge is one heartbeat away

In a world fractured by oppression, six kingdoms bow to the ruthless King Ronan of Eldoria.
Betrayed by Dax, her only ally, childhood confidant, and fiercest rival, Irene Delmare embarks on a relentless quest for the Divine Sapphire, a lost treasure said to hold the power to rewrite fate itself. The Sapphire is Irene’s only hope for revenge and a chance to settle the score with the man who shattered her trust.
But as destiny draws Irene and Dax together in a deadly race, their obsession reignites a bitter rivalry and an undeniable pull between them. Two broken souls, bound by ambition and survival, destined to destroy or save each other, but never both.
With the enigmatic Captain Jessalyn and a crew of outcasts by her side, Irene sails treacherous seas, locked in a perilous chase with Dax, who remains bound to the tyrant king’s will.
Unwitting pawns in a game as old as the world itself, their hunt awakens an ancient curse, a darkness that once brought ruin and now threatens to rise again. In a land where betrayal is currency and loyalty a weapon, Irene and Dax hurtle toward a reckoning that could set the world ablaze or drown it in blood.

This treasure will cost their soul.