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    When Shadows Rise
    When Shadows Rise
    HaleySulich
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    • Reads
      Reads 189,868
      189,868189K
    • Votes
      Votes 14,041
      14,04114K
    • Parts
      Parts 45
      4545
    • Time
      Time 7h 41m
      7 hours, 41 minutes7h 41m
    HaleySulich
    Complete
    Complete, First published Nov 24, 2019
    Mature
    A magic-addicted spy trapped in the queen's service must track a princess-turned-assassin in order to earn her freedom, but things get complicated when she falls for the princess she's supposed to capture. 
        
        *****
        
        Weak. Cursed. That's how seventeen-year-old Kayden Branimir, the realm's deadliest assassin, views herself. Some believe she could save the world with her rare healing magic, but she gave up on her powers long ago after failing to save her best friend. Her life changes when she receives a letter from her supposedly dead twin brother, Alaric, begging to be rescued from rival territory Leodia. For the first time since her friend's accident, Kayden is determined to be the hero, but she must learn to embrace her magic--and herself--along the way. 
        
        Strange. Unnatural. Those are the words whispered about eighteen-year-old Zara Tait, a Leodian spy addicted to soul-stealing magic. Forced into the queen's service, Zara wants to escape and return home, but she has nothing to offer the queen in exchange for her freedom. When Kayden arrives in Leodia, Zara sees the quiet girl with unique magic as the bargaining chip she needs. But the more she learns of Kayden, the more her feelings grow. Now, Zara must choose between her freedom and the dangerous assassin she hadn't meant to fall for.
        
        
        [2020 Watty Award Winner]
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    Table of contentsLast updated Dec 08, 2020
    • Author's Note
    • Dedication
    • Chapter 1 (Zara)
    • Chapter 2 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 3 (Zara)
    • Chapter 4 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 5 (Zara)
    • Chapter 6 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 7 (Zara)
    • Chapter 8 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 9 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 10 (Zara)
    • Chapter 11 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 12 (Zara)
    • Chapter 13 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 14 (Zara)
    • Chapter 15 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 16 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 17 (Zara)
    • Chapter 18 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 19 (Zara)
    • Chapter 20 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 21 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 22 (Zara)
    • Chapter 23 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 24 (Zara)
    • Chapter 25 (Zara)
    • Chapter 26 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 27 (Zara)
    • Chapter 28 (Zara)
    • Chapter 29 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 30 (Zara)
    • Chapter 31 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 32 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 33 (Zara)
    • Chapter 34 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 35 (Zara)
    • Chapter 36 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 37 (Zara)
    • Chapter 38 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 39 (Zara)
    • Chapter 40 (Kayden)
    • Epilogue (Alaric)
    • Author's Note
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    • Author's Note
    • Dedication
    • Chapter 1 (Zara)
    • Chapter 2 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 3 (Zara)
    • Chapter 4 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 5 (Zara)
    • Chapter 6 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 7 (Zara)
    • Chapter 8 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 9 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 10 (Zara)
    • Chapter 11 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 12 (Zara)
    • Chapter 13 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 14 (Zara)
    • Chapter 15 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 16 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 17 (Zara)
    • Chapter 18 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 19 (Zara)
    • Chapter 20 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 21 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 22 (Zara)
    • Chapter 23 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 24 (Zara)
    • Chapter 25 (Zara)
    • Chapter 26 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 27 (Zara)
    • Chapter 28 (Zara)
    • Chapter 29 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 30 (Zara)
    • Chapter 31 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 32 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 33 (Zara)
    • Chapter 34 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 35 (Zara)
    • Chapter 36 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 37 (Zara)
    • Chapter 38 (Kayden)
    • Chapter 39 (Zara)
    • Chapter 40 (Kayden)
    • Epilogue (Alaric)
    • Author's Note
    • For Fun
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