The Art of Dying

Life in the Kismet Waters with the coven is all Mekare has ever known. Raised like an animal for the slaughter by her trio of enigmatic caretakers, she knows little of magic and even less of the world beyond the edges of the swamp. What she does know is that the nameless witches need her blood for their spells and that, somehow, her magic ebbs and flows with the phases of the twin moons overhead.

As the coven's plans for her finally come to a head, in a moment of desperation, Mekare must make a decision: resign herself to a miserable death, or strike a bargain for her life and her magic with an entity that promises its power - and its love - will enfold and uplift her. But nothing is free, and magic always comes with a price.

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