A magic-addicted spy trapped in the queen's service must track a princess-turned-assassin in order to earn her freedom, but things get complicated when she falls for the princess she's supposed to capture. ***** Weak. Cursed. That's how seventeen-year-old Kayden Branimir, the realm's deadliest assassin, views herself. Some believe she could save the world with her rare healing magic, but she gave up on her powers long ago after failing to save her best friend. Her life changes when she receives a letter from her supposedly dead twin brother, Alaric, begging to be rescued from rival territory Leodia. For the first time since her friend's accident, Kayden is determined to be the hero, but she must learn to embrace her magic--and herself--along the way. Strange. Unnatural. Those are the words whispered about eighteen-year-old Zara Tait, a Leodian spy addicted to soul-stealing magic. Forced into the queen's service, Zara wants to escape and return home, but she has nothing to offer the queen in exchange for her freedom. When Kayden arrives in Leodia, Zara sees the quiet girl with unique magic as the bargaining chip she needs. But the more she learns of Kayden, the more her feelings grow. Now, Zara must choose between her freedom and the dangerous assassin she hadn't meant to fall for. [2020 Watty Award Winner] Content warning: This story contains mature themes of violence, addiction, abuse, self-harm, and mental illness. Cover by Faera Lane

✨PUBLISHED UNDER IMMAC PRINTING AND PUBLISHING HOUSE✨ - Genevieve Hutton's life is almost perfect. She couldn't ask for more because she has everything that life could offer - wealth, complete loving family, understanding boyfriend and caring best friend. But she's been suffering from Aquagenic Urticaria or commonly known as Water Allergy that changed her normal life into a miserable one. There's no cure that will rid the symptoms of it, only therapies and medications that can lessen the effect of it. Ironic, isn't it? How can she live if she's allergic to water knowing that it is one of the most important and needed elements in a person's body? A lot of questions can be asked. In order for that to be answered, Genevieve tried to continue to fight to live and be with her loved ones. But like the other people who's also suffering, it wasn't easy. She needs to undergo different therapies and medications. She needs to face the other battle being thrown at her. She needs to find the lost piece in her while staying in the miseries of illness. Will she be able to surpass it all? What if she did but in the other way around? Well, funny how the fate played tricks on Genevieve Hutton's life. *** Language: Filipino and English Book Cover: @henloimnyx