The Price She Paid: Shadow & Bone (Book 2)
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Evelynn Newman entered the Fold as an Army Medic and came out a Grisha. She discovered she's an 'Exchange', a rare kind of Grisha who's able to harness the power of others and wield it as her own. Since the day she discovered her powers, her life has never been the same.
Haunted by what she's lost, Evelynn sets sail with Mal and Alina in a desperate attempt to make a new life for themselves. But starting over is never easy, especially when your past is still hunting you.
Evelynn thought she killed him, but she was wrong. Not only is Aleksander alive, he's stronger then before, wielding a dark power unlike anything she's ever seen. He told her she belonged to him, and he meant it.
She knew that everything comes with a price, but will she be ready to pay it?
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