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Beneath the Palace and Beyond the Blade

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Reads 121
Votes 1
Parts 25
Time 14h 56m

Mature

In the borderlands where steel meets shadow, two kingdoms teeter on the brink of war. When a deadly assassin is dispatched to murder Princess Annalise of Crimson Kingdom, rumors spread that the ruthless King Abbadon -determined to fan the growing conflict between Crimson Kingdom and Nymerian Kingdom- is behind the sudden increase in assassins sent after Annalise. But Annalise, long dismissed as a frail royal unfit for battle or to rule the kingdom that was built on the backbone of warriors, refuses to be swept aside. She senses that her would-be assassin has more than malice, and she will do whatever it takes to forge the fragile promise of peace she knows her people need. The peace she knows that both Kingdoms need.

Night after night, the killer strikes from the darkness- night after night, Annalise eludes death. With every narrow escape, her curiosity blossoms into something deeper, and the assassin's resolve begins to fracture. Bound by secrets and a shared dream of union between Arbrellan and Nymeria, they forge an unlikely alliance: Annalise wields her royal ambition, the assassin masters her silent art, and together they seek a future without unnecessary bloodshed.

However, King Abbadon will not be denied what he believes is his. What was to be a grand treaty celebration becomes a whirlwind of betrayal- a coup unleashed in crimson fury. As the throne falls and Annalise is captured, only one hope remains: the assassin who once drew a dagger to kill Annalise must now sprint through a kingdom in ruin to save the woman who stole her heart. In a world where every choice could be their last, Annalise and the assassin will risk everything to outwit a king that seeks their ruin- and to discover whether love can bloom beneath the blood-soaked banner of war.

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