Shadowbound
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For eighteen years, Elara believed she was ordinary.
A village healer. A nobody.
Then the sky cracks open.
When the ancient Barrier protecting Aurelith begins to fail, creatures from the Shadowlands return for the first time in a thousand years. In the chaos, a dangerous magic awakens inside Elara, revealing a truth that should have died centuries ago.
She is the last heir to the bloodline that created the Barrier.
The only person who can help her save the kingdom is Kael Nightborn, the exiled Shadow Prince.
Feared as a monster.
Hunted by his own people.
And determined to keep his distance from the girl who could destroy everything.
Forced to travel together across a kingdom on the brink of war, Elara and Kael must uncover the secrets behind the Barrier before darkness consumes the world.
But as enemies become allies and sparks become something far more dangerous, Elara discovers the greatest threat may not be the monsters waiting beyond the mountains.
It may be her heart.
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