Magically-gifted Naida never imagined she'd escape Swarthelm Prison. But when a rare opportunity presents itself, she takes it — betraying her closest friend to save herself.

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Now hunted as a fugitive, Naida is hiding in plain sight at Basbuck Farm — a borrowed name, a borrowed life, and a secret that would get her killed if anyone found out. She just needs to keep her head down and her magic hidden.

Then the Admora Trials arrive. A brutal, mandatory competition where selected citizens are pushed to their limits, forced to fight for survival until their magic breaks free. When Naida is chosen, keeping a low profile becomes impossible. So does ignoring Akeron Basbuck — sharp, guarded, and far too perceptive for her liking — who has been watching her since the moment she arrived and asking questions she doesn't know how to answer.

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When Akeron uncovers the truth about what she is, she expects him to turn her in. Instead, he stays. But the Trials are growing deadlier, the people hunting her are getting closer, and Naida is starting to realise the competition was never just about magic. It was designed to find people exactly like her.

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A dark fantasy romance about a woman with a dangerous secret, a man who chooses her anyway, and a kingdom willing to sacrifice a few to save the many.

 

 

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