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Stain of Red || The Darkling

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Parts 65
Time 10h 31m

"Crowns topple easily. Thrones crumble like dust. Hearts cease to beat. Thorns draw blood." 

In a country torn into two, there should have been no room for mistakes. Especially not at the very core of the royal family. That was what she was. Yes, a Lantsov but a witch. Bloodletter. Grisha. 

In the darkness he longs for the country that had been his home for a great many years. A country that had branded him a heretic, a monster driven by greed, a traitor. Even in hiding, he yearns and yearns. For what, he did not know. But he soon will. 

A stain of red in an otherwise pristine white cloth. Either cut it out or cut yourself.

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The events of this book take place generations prior to Shadow and Bone. A few generations after the Fold was created. (Based on the books from the Grishaverse)All Rights Reserved

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