Of Ash and Rune
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In the frostbitten village of Hjall, twenty-year-old Hildr survives by wit, grit, and the mercy of strangers. Orphaned and forgotten, she clings to the ruins of her past-haunted by dreams of a blazing creature, a voice in the shadows, and a name not her own.
But Hildr is no ordinary girl. Beneath her quiet resilience stirs a buried power, as old as the the gods, and feared by a king who would see her silenced before she awakens.
When a mysterious stranger arrives in Hjall-cold-eyed, hidden in shadows, and sent to kill her-the lines between fate and feeling begin to blur. He knows what she is. What she might become. And yet... he cannot follow through.
As war stirs in the north and ancient beasts rise from slumber, Hildr must uncover the truth behind her bloodline, her dreams, and the rune-marked destiny that binds her to the boy who should be her enemy.
A story of forgotten gods, forged bonds, and a love that defies fate.
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