Stolen Breath
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Elara knew Oakhaven was dreary. She just didn't know it was deadly.
After the sudden loss of her parents, eighteen-year-old Elara is exiled to the perpetually rain-soaked, isolated town of Oakhaven. The moment she arrives, she feels the oppressive weight of the forest-a place where the shadows whisper and the air hums with forgotten magic.
One restless night, she dares to cross the boundary into the ancient woods and meets the town's oldest secret: Cassian.
He's dangerously beautiful, utterly cold, and has been frozen in time for two hundred and fifty-four years. Cassian is the Warden, bound by an unbreakable covenant sealed by Elara's ancestors centuries ago. His silver eyes are the only light in the gloom, and his gaze tells her everything she needs to know: the waiting is over.
Elara carries the final payment. Cassian came to collect the debt.
The cost of his freedom might be her life, but the magnetic pull between them is a terrifying promise of a fate they can't escape.
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