Sam threw a punch into the gut of one guard, then pulled his body in front of hers to avoid an attack from another. She thrust his body aside, with drew one of her daggers, and deflected the swipe of a sword, her cloak fluttered softly with every twist and turn yet still hid her face . She slammed the final guard down, on his way down he grasped the hood of her cloak and pulled it down.
Wild midnight hair whipped in the breeze as golden eyes stare straight ahead towards the gapping guard. "Shade?" Drake whispered in disbelief, his mouth hung open and his eyes doubled in size.
Sam simply smirked, "Why hello."
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A wide swept plague desolated cities and towns, revealing a new era for the supernatural and supposed extinction for the humans. Four infamous supernatural species decided to split the land, the sorcerers in the north with jungle ridden cities, the shifters to the east with forest covered small towns, the ones with power over the elements were to the west with small towns covered in plains and trees, and the rogues who had no kingdom were to the south in the desert layered land.
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The McKaine's are a wide known family of sorcerers with one daughter and another on the way. Their second daughter, Shade Anastasia McKaine, is the black sheep of the family. With long midnight hair and liquid gold eyes, traits lost to all sorcerers, she is confined to life inside of the castle walls in her parents fear of her mistreatment.
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When she was forced to run from her kingdom she returns years later with a deadly reputation and an equally dislike partner. Will her kingdom apologize, or will they be disgusted? Will the one that sealed off her feelings realize his mistake, or will she be stone cold?
"Every step you take away from me only drives you closer to the brink of my madness. You belong to me, Winter. Any alternative reality or illusion you hope for- I will destroy them until your very existence is entwined with mine."
-𝐈𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞
Eighteen-year-old Winter has always been a quiet shadow, a shy spy avoiding the perils of the spotlight. But when she's tasked with stalking five powerful Heirs, her carefully crafted invisibility shatters. Her mission is clear: erase their scandals, track their every move, and never draw attention. Yet, when she crosses paths with Ivan Arcane-the ruthless heir to one of the world's most powerful empires-everything changes.
At first, Ivan saw her as dull and dependent, an insignificant watcher in the crowd. A beautiful doll to be kept locked and safe somewhere- an innocence belonging nowhere near him or his world. But when she makes one fatal mistake, he uncovers the sharp, wild mind she's concealed beneath fragile masks of pink and purples. Now, Ivan is obsessed, determined to dismantle her defenses and claim her as his own.
And In a world where power rules, Winter is no longer the Hunter in the game -she's Ivan's fixation, a prey to a predator and he'll stop at nothing to change the very narrative of the fairy tale so the villain gets the girl in the end.
REVIEWS
This book is so consuming. My heart is unsteady since i read this chapter. I read it trice and i am stil recovering
-neilavni_love
I am blown away. WTF just happend?
-meladeeee
I think i seriously need to go for a check up. Why does my heart race so fast reading every fucking chapter?
-amara_sullivan
IVAN FUCKING ARCANE
I love you so much baby
-googleydodley
So hot for what?
-kookieshopes
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•4 YEAR AGE GAP•
•DUAL POV•