Concealed Within Cloaks (On Hold)
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Autumn Reed is a brilliant trauma surgeon by day and a guild leader by night. Her bright red hair and radiant green eyes manage to fool everyone who crosses her path.
No one knows about the dark secrets that cloak her, the mask she wears and the life she follows.
Her skills and perception are however put to test the day she starts receiving unsolicited mails from an unknown user threatening the downfall of her guild and the exposure of her identity.
As she pushes herself beyond her capabilities to rid herself of the numerous mysteries that engulf her, she is met with a stranger who invites her closer and closer to his soul.
Will falling for him and letting her guard down lead to her downfall? Or will she manage to pull through and discover the truth that had been concealed from her?
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