The Discovery. The Milward Chronicles, #2

The prophecy is no longer a dusty legend. It is flesh, blood, and fire. A thousand years after Emperor Labad sealed the fate of the world in words of power, the Promised Ones walk the land: Adam and Charity, twin heirs to a throne most believe never existed. But the dark sorcerer Gilgafed knows the truth-and he will burn empires to bury it forever. Separated by war and treachery, the twins face their greatest trials yet.
Charity, captive in the gilded cage of the sadistic Earl Cloutier, must outwit a monster who believes her brother is dead and her future belongs to him. Adam, guided by Milward-the last true wizard-and a pack of ghostly wolves, awakens to the terrifying gift of shaping: raw magic that can level mountains. or shatter the shaper's soul. Every spell brings him closer to the power he needs to save his sister-and closer to becoming the very thing the prophecy warns against.
Meanwhile, a zealot priest named Vedder drags a ragtag band of mercenaries on a holy crusade against dragons that may not even exist, proving that blind faith can be as deadly as any sorcerer's curse. As armies clash, fire wyrms descend, and ancient barriers between worlds begin to crack, one question burns brighter than dragon flame: Can love and loyalty survive when destiny demands a price neither twin is ready to pay?Old-school epic fantasy at its finest-swords that sing, magic that bites, and two kids fighting to keep their humanity in a world that wants to crown them gods.
or corpses.