Awoken (Ilea, Book I) (COMPLETED)
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“I have found you.” Was all he said as the blackness swallowed me.
Ilea has been living with a secret that she knew nothing about, a secret so big that her whole life is being turned upside down. Torn away from her friends and thrust out into a world she doesn't understand; trying to find a way through the darkness isn't easy and discovering who she can trust will test this powerful young woman to her limits. Ilea's story is one of magic, love, distrust and betrayal. Will her secret destroy her or turn her into the woman she was destined to become?
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