Marked
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MatureComplete Wed, Mar 1, 201710h 17m
"Once you're marked, you're marked for life."
Harnessing white light has always been a dangerous task in Alensia, and when Elian finds himself falsely accused and wrongly imprisoned, he's unaware of the hidden motives.
Elian occupies a cell beneath the Sapphire court, with a feisty cell mate who refuses to speak her name. But the girl is more dangerous than she seems, and when Elian is marked and his life linked to her's, escape is impossible.
And marking is eternal.
Forced into a charade and made to leave behind the people he loves, Elian must try to survive in a court where deceit is more common than truth and allies quickly turn to enemies.
The game of the Courts is a dangerous one, and Elian is losing...
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