The Cradle of Shadows
His enemies—the remaining dukes who survived his first life—are now his uncles, his godparents, and his father’s advisors. They look at the baby with smiles, unaware that the predator who once made their predecessors tremble now stares back at them from a crib. EL MAYOR ASESINO DE DUQUES RENACE EN UN BEBE
As a toddler, Leonardo causes an "accident" that eliminates his first rival—a visiting baron who was planning a coup. Everyone calls it a miracle. The baby is blessed, they say. The Cradle of Shadows His enemies—the remaining dukes
He who ruled the gallows now rules the nursery. And the empire will soon learn that a baby’s cry is the most dangerous sound of all. Everyone calls it a miracle
In his past life, he had no name—only a moniker whispered in the dark corridors of power: El Perro de los Duques (The Hound of Dukes). He was a commoner, a strategic genius who manipulated noble bloodlines like chess pieces. He never wielded a sword; he used droughts, “accidents,” and betrayals. Seven dukes fell by his hand, sparking the civil war that toppled a dynasty. But loyalty is a currency that devalues quickly. When his masters no longer needed him, they offered his head to the mob.
His last memory is the thud of the guillotine’s blade.