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A person who saves lives, and a person who takes them. What binds them together besides blood?
Azura and Vorin are two kingdoms that have been on the brink of war for years. Kyra, Vorin's former First Assassin, knows this better than anyone. So when she discovers a secret that not only threatens the fate of the war, but the world, she does what she must-even if it means diving back into her own dark past.
Ren, on the other hand, has no interest in losing all that he's built as Azura's favorite citizen, until he discovers the dark secret Kyra has been harboring. Now, after striking a deal with her to find the culprit behind this mystery, Ren finds he is falling back into his own mysterious past in order to save the future.
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