Evelyn's quiet, unsatisfying life as a librarian is upended when she steps through a mysterious door into the decaying Kingdom of Thorn. Gifted with powers beyond her comprehension, she learns she is the kingdom's last hope against an ancient curse. Guided by Rhiannon, a fierce warrior with a painful past, Evelyn must face a journey full of danger... and an undeniable attraction to this enigmatic knight of Thorn. In a world where magic and sacrifice collide, can love survive the cost of salvation? An ONC entry based on prompts 1 and 13

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❝𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗲? 𝗠𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗺, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸, ❞ *** The world is consumed by shadows. A decade ago, Nyx's life was shattered into pieces when her parents were consumed by their shadows-living reflections of despair that consume the souls they belong to. Now, as second-in-command of the strongest resistance force in the world, fighting to save the dwindling humanity, Nyx finds herself grappling with more than just the shadow apocalypse. A prophecy whispers her name as the one destined to end the curse, but at an eerie cost- that was not yet known to any. But of all the battles she has fought, none wound her deeper than the one in Aiden's heart. When the man she has come to love remains tethered to the ghost of his past, to the shadow of his lost childhood sweetheart-he does not see that some ghosts are better left undisturbed. Until the day fate makes its move. When the shadow of his beloved becomes a threat too great to ignore, when the choice is torn from her hands and placed upon the blade of her sword, Nyx will do what she has always done-what she was destined to do. But the world is cruel, and the gods are crueler. Because in the end, the greatest tragedy is not dying in darkness. It is becoming it. *** cover by @Lasophie79

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