The Heart Divided
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Complete Tue, Jun 17, 20251h 18m
Beneath the magical school for wizards and mages, where the sunlight cannot reach, Lucille Darkspire spends her every das in the cold grasp of rituals, shadows, and silence.
She obeys. She endures. That's what her Mother taught her. But when Lucille finds a strange glass shard, her life gets turned upside down.
Up in the outsideworld Cassandra Delirra attends Shadowthorn Academy as a student. Despite the luxury and magic of the castle her world is cold. The curse that had been haunting her family for years is slowly taking over.
Each white strand brings her one step closer to insanity.
Yet when Cassandra meets a strange girl, her entire life turns on its head.
How will the two girls navigate the change? What secrets will they unravel that will leave them questioning everything they've ever known?
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