Red Beauty
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Wren Nightlock has one thing on her mind. The sweet death of a traitor; Nathanial Severin. He crossed her one too many times, and she wants to make him pay.
Wren used to know a boy who changed her life, but was it for better or worse? After Wren was forced to watch her friend die and find their families' death was caused by her friend, Nathanial, she yearned for revenge. Years later, they both find each other again to dance on a thin line between life and death.
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