Wards and Whispers

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Summary

The kingdom called her a curse. He found something far more dangerous— the truth. In a land gripped by fear and whispers of dark magic, Queen Isolde falls ill with a strange, unnameable sickness. Shadowy sigils scar the palace walls. Black candles flicker where white once burned. All signs point to witchcraft. The King dispatches his most trusted knight, Sir Kael Ashen, to destroy the evil said to lurk in the forest. Kael's search leads him to the wildwood’s edge, to a secluded cottage bound in sigils and salt. Inside waits not a monster, but a young woman with storm-colored eyes and secrets as old as the forest itself. Calm, sharp, and unafraid, she defies every tale he’s ever heard. Her magic hums not with malice, but with purpose. With every glance, every breath between them, Kael’s certainty begins to fracture. As he unravels the truth behind the Queen’s sickness and the court’s fear, he is forced to question everything he serves. What if the real danger lies not within the forest… but within the crown itself?

Genre
Fantasy
Author
River
Status
1yr ago
Chapters
5
Rating
n/a
Age Rating
13+

Book dedication

To the hearts who dared to love where love was outlawed.

You were never the Villain.

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