Beyond the Darke Forest

By: Julie Bowen

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Fear was supposed to break him. Instead, it revealed something dangerous.

Jonuke has survived the Darke Forest by staying quiet, careful, and unseen. As a Drek—one of the banished—being noticed has never been safe. But when he’s dragged into the Elemental Trials, an arena designed to reward fear and obedience, hiding is no longer an option.

Jonuke doesn’t fail the test. He breaks it.

Branded dangerous and cast into the lowest work imaginable, Jonuke uncovers a truth no one wants exposed: his power doesn’t belong to any Element. It belongs to something older—and far more threatening to the man who controls the world.

As rival champions rise and forbidden paths open beyond the arena, Jonuke must decide whether staying hidden is worth the cost of letting a lie rule everyone else.