Winter Shadows of the Vale
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Winter Mardins was born like everyone else, the only difference being her bright white hair and sky like eyes. People would think it weird if she wasn't as beautiful as she was.
Her entire life was built on lies to protect her from the people who want to kill her. But it was also to protect her from herself.
Her parents hid the biggest secret from her. Winter was the last, known at least, Shadow Teller. It's what people called the few blessed with the powers of the Gods above.
The lies end up sending her straight forward into a kick and scratch way to survive. If she didn't learn to protect herself and control her powers, she was either going to die or send the entire word into destruction.
But thankfully, Winter has the luck of finding an injured man on the road that's willing to help her. With a 'small' cost, of course.
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