# Ashbound Crown

Author: Kael Thornridge
Site: ReadNovelHub
Canonical: https://readnovelhub.com/novel/ashbound-crown
Genre: System-LitRPG-LevelUp

## World
Evelyn finishes her first city upgrade, but Carson presses his sword to her throat and asks, "What does kingbreaker mean?" Beneath the wall, the first royal corpse opens its eyes.

## Tropes
- Billionaire Romance
- Revenge Romance
- System & LitRPG
- Western Fantasy & Magic
- MENA Royal & Desert Tycoon
- Cyberpunk & Sci-Fi
- System-LitRPG-LevelUp
- Western-Fantasy-Magic
- MENA-Royal-Revenge
- Cyberpunk-SciFi

## FAQ
### What is Ashbound Crown about?
Evelyn finishes her first city upgrade, but Carson presses his sword to her throat and asks, "What does kingbreaker mean?" Beneath the wall, the first royal corpse opens its eyes.

### Who is the author of Ashbound Crown?
Ashbound Crown is written by Kael Thornridge. Read Chapter 1 free on ReadNovelHub.

### Is Ashbound Crown a Billionaire Romance story?
Yes. Ashbound Crown is tagged for Billionaire Romance, Revenge Romance readers looking for North American romance-fantasy tropes.

### Can I read Ashbound Crown Chapter 1 for free?
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### What happens at the start of Ashbound Crown?
"Don't move." The blade pressed under my jaw before I could lift my head. Cold steel kissed skin, and the man holding it sounded even colder. "Hands where I can see them. Slow." I spread my fingers against the stone.

## Chapter 1 teaser
### Blade to the Throat

"Don't move." The blade pressed under my jaw before I could lift my head. Cold steel kissed skin, and the man holding it sounded even colder. "Hands where I can see them. Slow." I spread my fingers against the stone. My spine scraped the wall. Blood pulsed behind my eyes, and the knife bit deep enough to make swallowing a bad idea. "Where's the rest of your team?" he asked. "What team?" The edge pushed harder. A thin line of heat opened across my throat. "Wrong answer." "I don't have a team." I kept my voice steady because panic wouldn't make the knife disappear. "I don't even know where I am." "You came through the western portal ten minutes ago. Eleven people died when it blew. Tell me who sent you." "Nobody sent me. I was in my apartment." "Your apartment?" "Yeah. In Seattle." His eyes narrowed. Smoke-gray, sharp, and close enough for me to see the tiny scar cutting through his left eyebrow. "What year?" he asked. "What?" "Answer me." "I don't know. Twenty twenty-four." The knife shifted from my throat to my collarbone. His coat brushed my knee as he leaned in. He smelled like metal, leather, and old smoke. "Seattle fell six years ago," he said. "It doesn't exist anymore." My heart slammed against my ribs. "That's not possible. I was there yesterday." "No, you weren't." "You're insane." "Maybe. But I'm not the one bleeding portal residue." He caught my wrist and turned my hand over. Dark, iridescent sludge streaked my palm, shimmering like oil scattered with crushed stars. I stared at it. "I don't know what that is." "Try harder." "I'm telling you the truth." "Then you're useless." The blade drew back. The air between us split with a hard blue flash. A translucent screen snapped into existence over my knees. Lines of white text raced across it. **SYSTEM INITIALIZATIO

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