The Sword in the Desert
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Last published Wed, Oct 29, 2025
After the devastation Anjali left in her wake, Prince Kal sets out on a relentless mission to hunt her down-and reclaim the Black Opal she stole, the last relic capable of restoring his fractured kingdom.
Anjali, still reeling from the death of her closest friend and the collapse of the Assassin Guild, is forced to navigate a world without its shadowy leader-and without the purpose that once defined her.
As Kal and Anjali's paths twist toward each other once more, vengeance drives them both. But beneath the surface of warring kingdoms and whispered myths, something older and far more dangerous is stirring.
Amid political betrayal, ancient monsters, and the tangled pull of love and hate, they'll each have to decide what's worth saving-and what must be sacrificed to survive.
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