Bella Forrest
UPDATE MARCH 11, 2024:BELLA IS BACK!*** New, updated online store at https://BellaForrest.com*** New books coming soon*** Possible Film/TV series coming soon*** Stay up to date by joining our e-mail list at https://BellaForrest.com/join###Bella Forrest is a lover of fantasy, romance, action, and mystery infused stories with twists you don’t see coming. She has sold over fifteen million books since her first novel was published in 2012. Check out her website for a full list of her books: https://BellaForrest.comOfficial Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BellaForrest...Here's a list of some of Bella's books: DARKLIGHTDarklight (Book 1)Darkthirst (Book 2)Darkworld (Book 3)Darkblood (Book 4)Darktide (Book 5)Darkbirth (Book 6)Darkfall (Book 7)Darkwilds (Book 8)Darkhunt (Book 9) A LOVE THAT ENDURES (Trilogy)A Love that Endures 1A Love that Endures 2A Love that Endures 3HARLEY MERLIN AND THE SECRET COVENHarley Merlin and the Secret Coven (Book 1)Harley Merlin and the Mystery Twins (Book 2)Harley Merlin and the Stolen Magicals (Book 3)Harley Merlin and the First Ritual (Book 4)Harley Merlin and the Broken Spell (Book 5)Harley Merlin and the Cult of Eris (Book 6)Harley Merlin and the Detector Fix (Book 7)Harley Merlin and the Challenge of Chaos (Book 8)Harley Merlin and the Mortal Pact (Book 9)Finch Merlin and the Fount of Youth (Book 10)Finch Merlin and the Lost Map (Book 11)Finch Merlin and the Djinn's Curse (Book 12)Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway (Book 13)Finch Merlin and the Forgotten Kingdom (Book 14)Finch Merlin and the Everlasting Vow (Book 15)Finch Merlin and the Blood Tie (Book 16) Finch Merlin and the Legend of the LuminaryPersie Merlin and Leviathan's Gift (Book 18)Persie Merlin and the Door to Nowhere (Book 19)Persie Merlin and the Witch Hunters (Book 20)Persie Merlin and the Dying Song (Book 21) THE CHILD THIEFThe Child Thief (Book 1)Deep Shadows (Book 2)Thin Lines (Book 3)Little Lies (Book 4)Ghost Towns (Book 5)Zero Hour (Book 6)HOTBLOODSHotbloods (Book 1)Hotbloods (Book 2): ColdbloodsHotbloods (Book 3): Renegades Hotbloods (Book 4): VenturersHotbloods (Book 5): TraitorsHotbloods (Book 6): AlliesHotbloods (Book 7): InvadersHotbloods (Book 8): StargazersTHE GENDER GAMEThe Gender Game (Book 1)The Gender Secret (Book 2)The Gender Lie (Book 3)The Gender War (Book 4)The Gender Fall (Book 5)The Gender Plan (Book 6)The Gender End (Book 7)THE GIRL WHO DARED TO THINKThe Girl Who Dared to Think (Book 1)The Girl Who Dared to Stand (Book 2)The Girl Who Dared to Descend (Book 3)The Girl Who Dared to Rise (Book 4)The Girl Who Dared to Lead (Book 5)The Girl Who Dared to Endure (Book 6The Girl Who Dared to Fight (Book 7)A SHADE OF VAMPIRE Season 1: Derek & Sofia’s storyBooks 1 to 7 Season 2: Rose & Caleb’s storyBooks 8 to 16Season 3: The Shade continues with a new hero... Books 17 to 24Season 4: A Clan of NovaksBooks 25 to 32Season 5: A Dawn of GuardiansBooks 33 to 41Season 6: A Gift of ThreeBooks 42 to 50Season 7: A Call of VampiresBooks 51 to 59Season 8: A Voyage of FoundersBooks 60 to 68Season 9: A Birth of FireBooks 69 to 77Season 10: An Origin of VampiresAn Origin of Vampires (Book 78)A Game of Death (Book 79)A Veil of Dark (Book 80)A Bringer of Night (Book 81)A Circle of Nine (Book 82)A Bender of Spirit (Book 83)A Memory of Time (Book 84)A Shard of Soul (Book 85)A Break of Seals (Book 86)Season 11: A Shade of MysteryA Shade of Mystery (Book 87)An Isle of Mirrors (Book 88)A Sanctuary of Foes (Book 89)A Ruler of Clones (Book 90)A Gate of Light (Book 91)A Dawn of Worlds (Book 92) ➜ Coming soon!
A Shade of Vampire (A Shade of Vampire, #1)
Bella Forrest
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 13: 9781481280761.
On the evening of Sofia Claremont's seventeenth birthday, she is sucked into a nightmare from which she cannot wake.
A quiet evening walk along a beach brings her face to face with a dangerous pale creature that craves much more than her blood.
She is kidnapped to an island where the sun is eternally forbidden to shine.
An island uncharted by any map and ruled by the most powerful vampire coven on the planet. She wakes here as a slave, a captive in chains.
Sofia's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn when she is the one selected out of hundreds of girls to join the harem of Derek Novak, the dark royal Prince.
Despite his addiction to power and obsessive thirst for her blood, Sofia soon realizes that the safest place on the island is within his quarters, and she must do all within her power to win him over if she is to survive even one more night.
Will she succeed? ...or is she destined to the same fate that all other girls have met at the hands of the Novaks?
The Gender Secret (The Gender Game, #2)
Bella Forrest
Gliding over the treacherous Green in a shaky aircraft that she has no idea how to land, Violet Bates is still in shock. The harrowing events of the previous night play over in her mind as she asks herself question after question.
Why did Lee Desmond Bertrand behave the way he did?
What is the truth about the mysterious silver egg stowed beneath her seat?
What happened to Viggo and where is her brother? Is either of them still alive?
When Violet manages to reach the toxic ground alive, she has landed in a world of unimaginable danger. She has barely time to catch her breath before she is sucked into a perilous journey at breakneck speed - to uncover secrets guarded for centuries and find the only two people that matter.
The Gender Lie (The Gender Game, #3)
Bella Forrest
"I'd want you to help me win a war..."After discovering the shocking secret buried deep within The Green, Violet has a grave decision to make. Trust the woman who saved her, or not?So far, everything about the woman has taken Violet by surprise. Her behavior has been honest and upfront - a refreshing change for Violet. Besides, with one of her loved ones hanging on life support, and the other close to falling completely out of reach, Violet doesn't exactly have a lot of choice. Her only way forward is to embark on a dicey excursion. For this, she knows she needs the Liberators' help - and must be prepared to take whatever risks that comes with. But what neither she, nor any of her new Liberator comrades can prepare for, is just how deep the lies of their homelands run...Continue Violet and Viggo's journey in the EXPLOSIVE third book of the bestselling The Gender Game series.Pre-order now!
The Gender Game (The Gender Game, #1)
Bella Forrest
For fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent
comes a story like no other...
A toxic river divides nineteen-year-old Violet Bates's world by gender.
Women rule the East. Men rule the West.
Welcome to the lands of Matrus and Patrus.
Ever since the disappearance of her beloved younger brother, Violet's life has been consumed by an anger she struggles to control. Already a prisoner to her own nation, now she has been sentenced to death for her crimes.
But one decision could save her life.
To enter the kingdom of Patrus, where men rule and women submit.
Everything about the patriarchy is dangerous for a rebellious girl like Violet. She cannot break the rules if she wishes to stay alive.
But abiding by rules has never been Violet's strong suit.
When she's thrust into more danger than she could have ever predicted, Violet is forced to sacrifice many things in the forbidden kingdom ... including forbidden love.
In a world divided by gender, only the strongest survive...
Darklight (Darklight #1)
Bella Forrest
"Vampires don’t exist. At least, not anymore..."
I celebrated when vampires were declared extinct.
Those beasts had preyed on humanity for millennia, committing senseless, brutal murders. Like the rest of my colleagues at the Occult Bureau, I looked forward to a world where we could all sleep at night—where constant cover-up jobs were no longer required to keep the public calm and unaware.
But the end of vampires wasn’t the end of our problems. It was only the beginning.
Other blood-sucking creatures began to lurk in the night. As soon as I turned twenty-one, I became a ground agent at the Bureau because I wanted—no, needed—to join the fight.
And then Dorian Clave burst into my life—turning everything I thought I knew into quicksand. Vampires like him were killers who devoured humanity’s inner darkness until shadows danced beneath their skin. Yet there was more to him than that.
He showed me that light cannot exist without the dark, and that trying to fight this balance would have consequences our human minds couldn’t even comprehend.
Because sometimes darkness needs to exist.
Harley Merlin and the Secret Coven (Harley Merlin, #1)
Bella Forrest
Being an empath has its advantages. Harley Merlin can sense people’s emotions, among other things. It’s how she snagged her first job pinpointing cheaters at a casino. But she has no clue where she got these freakish powers because she spent her childhood jumping from home to home in the foster system, and her father left her with nothing more than a cryptic note. Then she crosses paths with a terrifyingly real monster. Which is when a mysterious and annoyingly arrogant young warlock named Wade Crowley steps in, introducing her to a hidden world of beasts, magicals, and covens riddled with secrets—as well as clues about her murky past. Whether she likes it or not, this new world is where she belongs. But after a disturbing twist of events, Harley quickly realizes that her past is darker than she could ever have imagined. And that someone in the coven is out for her blood. With the help of Wade and her new friends, she must figure out who the traitor is and why they’re targeting her... Before the human and magical worlds dangerously collide.
The Test (The Secret of Spellshadow Manor #5)
Bella Forrest
"It will be your moment, Webber, to show us all your worth. But will you fly or will you fall?"The PENULTIMATE book in the Spellshadow series as we lead up to the grand finale in Book 6.
The Girl Who Dared to Stand (The Girl Who Dared, #2)
Bella Forrest
Liana Castell's journey continues in the breathtaking second book of The Girl Who Dared series.
The Child Thief
Bella Forrest
In a world where we have government of the rich by the rich for the rich…America in 2105 is beset with mass inequality, poverty and increasingly large numbers of the poor. This, combined with the breakdown of families and marriages has led to huge economic and societal burdens. A fractured and divided America ushers in an authoritarian government that promises to solve all these problems in one stroke with a radical solution.Welcome to the CRAS: the Child Redistribution Adoption System. Also known as the cure for America’s failing economy… and the bane of nineteen-year-old Robin Sylvone’s existence. Under the System, not all parents can expect to keep the children they bring into the world: families who are not self-sustaining have their children taken and given to the rich. And as a single teen mother, Robin fell within the scope of the scheme and lost her baby two years ago. After being forced to drop out of school and become a factory worker in order to support herself, she doesn’t see much light in her future—or hold any hope of seeing her child again. Until she stumbles upon a group of misfits who share her frustrations and desire for change. An underground movement that operates in some rather clever yet unconventional ways… By day they still call me Robin Sylvone. Factory worker and upper class reject. But now, by night, they call me Robin Hood…Brimming with action, mystery and romance, fans of The Hunger Games or The Handmaid’s Tale will be gripped by this imaginative thrill-ride through a chillingly warped America. Pre-order now!
The Girl Who Dared to Think
Bella Forrest
How do you fight an enemy when they're inside your mind?A gargantuan glass-walled tower looms over a deadly wilderness. They say it's all that's left.The Tower's survival is humanity's survival, and each must serve it faithfully...Twenty-year-old Liana Castell must be careful what she thinks. Her life is defined by the number on her wristband -- a rating out of ten awarded based on her usefulness and loyalty to the Tower, and monitored by a device in her skull. A device that reports forbidden thoughts.Liana is currently a four, the lowest possible acceptable score, and despite her parents' perfect scores of ten, she struggles to increase it. Rebellious ideas come all too easily, and resentfulness seems part of her being. She is an overseer-in-training, but her future will be dark if she cannot raise her worth...Threes require drug treatment.Twos are isolated.Ones disappear.When Liana's worst nightmare comes to pass and she drops to a three, desperation spurs her down a path few dare to tread. A chance encounter with a cocky young man whose shockingly dissident attitude toward the Tower couldn't possibly have earned him the perfect "ten" on his wrist, sets her on a trail to save herself--even at the risk of dropping lower.Stalking the young man seemed like a simple enough task, but after events take an unexpected twist, Liana finds herself taking a treacherous dive into the darkest depths of the Tower... and the decades' old secrets buried within.In a society where free thinking can make you a criminal, one girl dares to try...An unforgettable tale brimming with suspense, mystery and romance - The Girl Who Dared to Think will thrill fans of The Gender Game, Divergent & The Hunger Games.
The Secret of Spellshadow Manor
Bella Forrest
A magic school story with a spine-tingling twist, for adults or teens who enjoyed Harry Potter...
What would you do if you spotted a man following a young woman, but no-one else could see him? Like most sane people, student Alex Webber thought he was hallucinating - perhaps he'd consumed something bad at the party he'd been attending that night, or he was severely overtired. But when he sees the mysterious man following Natalie again the very next day, he can no longer disbelieve his eyes. Although she denies the man's existence, Alex sees her walking with him down a road in his neighborhood he's never seen before - and can't help but follow. After a bizarre, but strangely short journey, he finds himself standing before a towering iron gate wreathed in gray ivy, behind which looms a decrepit old mansion named Spellshadow Manor. Spellshadow, with its beautiful yet sinisterly decorated hallways, ever-changing outdoor scenery and very unusual residents... Alex will quickly learn it is a place that is as wondrous as it is deadly. Especially for a normal person like him.What if you found yourself recruited to an institute of magic, only to discover you really couldn't do magic? What if your enrollment there was all one big, terrible mistake? If you were at Spellshadow, you'd keep it a secret. A deep, dark, deadly secret... Because Spellshadow's elusive Head is hiding a secret of his own - one that Alex soon realizes he and Natalie must uncover at all costs if either of them wishes to leave the Manor alive... and before it's too late.Mystery, suspense, and oodles of twists and turns; an unforgettable experience awaits you in Spellshadow Manor... Welcome in._____________________________________________ *Over 1,050 worldwide 5 star reviews of the series. Overall Top 10 Bestseller.*
Deep Shadows (The Child Thief #2)
Bella Forrest
The heart-pounding second book of The Child Thief series.
After the night's shocking events, Robin, Jace, and their team find themselves thrust into a race for their lives.
Robin never could have imagined that things would go so wrong. Never could have dreamed that they would find what they found within that innocuous-looking building.
And now it's too late: they've seen what they've seen, and there is no time to talk. No time to even think. Not with the caliber of people who are now on their trail. Fleeing is their priority-but even if they escape, it's uncertain whether they will ever truly be free.
Because there's one thing Robin and her comrades can now count on: the deeper they dig in this strange world that was once called "the United States," the darker the shadows become...
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Little Lies (The Child Thief #4)
Bella Forrest
"I’ve got orders to take you in, immediately!”Reunite with Robin, Jace, and their team, as they dive deeper into Nathan's well-meaning, yet complex plan...Pre-order now!*Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alerts*
Ghost Towns (The Child Thief #5)
Bella Forrest
Continue the journey in the thrilling penultimate book of The Child Thief series (as we move toward the grand finale in Book 6!)Now that Robin has discovered a lead on her daughter, all she can think about is tracking her down. And her birth parents—whom Robin never dreamed she’d have the opportunity to meet.But when Robin and Jace return to the outside world, after gaining permission from Nathan, there have been worrying developments. Townships housing the poor are being emptied at an alarming rate, seemingly faster than ever before, and they have no idea why, or where the residents are being taken.A personal mission quickly turns into something much greater as Robin and Jace follow the clues... leading to answers neither of them is prepared for.Buy now!*Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alerts*
Thin Lines (The Child Thief #3)
Bella Forrest
"It sounded to me like they've been watching you--watching us--for a while..."
A decades-old conspiracy. A group of mysterious allies. An entire nation out for their blood.
The Compliance Authority does not take kindly to dissidents. Particularly dissidents who have managed to escape their grasp, not once, but twice.
Things are about to get a lot more dangerous for Robin, Jace, and their team. Making it all the more urgent to figure out what, if anything, Nathan is hiding--as well as if their convenient allies are, in fact, allies.
Because there's only one thing Robin can be sure of right now...
The farther they walk along this tightrope of a life they've found themselves trapped in, the thinner the line becomes.
Delve deeper into the world of the child thieves, as Robin and Jace continue their fight for survival--and justice.
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The Keep (The Secret of Spellshadow Manor, #4)
Bella Forrest
Continue Alec's journey in the twisty, action-packed fourth book of the Spellshadow series.Pre-order now!
The Gender Plan (The Gender Game, #6)
Bella Forrest
"I just had to believe we'd dealt a death blow of our own.
That today would be the beginning of the end..."Ready for the explosive PENULTIMATE BOOK in The Gender Game series? (As we move toward the grand finale in Book 7: The Gender End).
The Girl Who Dared to Rise (The Girl Who Dared, #4)
Bella Forrest
The stakes grow ever higher for Liana Castell... and she must rise to meet them.
Return to the Tower in the gripping fourth book of The Girl Who Dared series, where Liana will face her greatest challenge yet:
Become Ambrose's replacement, or die trying.
The Chain (The Secret of Spellshadow Manor, #3)
Bella Forrest
Alex and his comrades might have escaped the Head's clutches, but where are they now?
The Breaker (Spellshadow Manor, #2)
Bella Forrest
The highly anticipated second book of the Spellshadow series.
"We walk in dreams," the Head had said. "It was only a matter of time before a nightmare followed us back."
"Kingstone Keep. Falleaf House. Stillwater House. Spellshadow Manor. Seek these places, and do not leave them. Cower within their walls..."
Alex doesn't have all the answers yet, but he and his friends are running out of time. With Aamir's new position as a professor, they hoped he might be able to help them make a breakthrough in uncovering the Manor and its Head's secret, but it soon becomes terrifyingly clear that Aamir's situation is anything but advantageous...
As rules begin tightening around Alex like a noose to his neck, he is forced to rely on his own strengths more and more -- and when events at Spellshadow take a truly shocking turn, it will take all that he has not to break...
Prepare for a hair-raising ride.
The Spell (The Secret of Spellshadow Manor #6)
Bella Forrest
The thrilling GRAND FINALE of the Spellshadow series!
Harley Merlin and the Stolen Magicals (Harley Merlin, #3)
Bella Forrest
How does one become an all-powerful Child of Chaos?
That’s what Harley desperately needs to find out before her unhinged aunt raises the death toll.
All she knows for sure is that magical kids are missing, and they somehow fit into Katherine Shipton’s grand scheme. Now that Harley is an official member of the San Diego Coven, she feels more responsible than ever for its protection—and that of the magical world.
But she’s got a whole lot more on her plate than that.
There’s a traitor lurking within the Coven. She still yearns to know the secrets contained within her parents’ Grimoire. And there’s also the fact that she might actually have feelings for a certain stubborn, green-eyed dude…
All the while, Santana faces her own demons, with a magical Purge building within her and a crush on a boy with a dark side, one that might just lead them to real answers.
Harley Merlin and the Mystery Twins (Harley Merlin, #2)
Bella Forrest
A dark past. A hidden power. A dangerous enemy.
Harley Merlin has a lot of unanswered questions in her life. What drove her father to kill her mother? How can she know the true extent of her magical abilities? Has Wade Crowley always been this annoying?
After the violent gargoyle incident that left many dead, Harley fears what other evil tricks her psychotic aunt has up her sleeve. When she discovers that magical foster kids like herself are in danger, she knows she must do whatever it takes to protect them.
And it turns out that Tatyana, the Coven’s resident ghost-whisperer, is also willing to make sacrifices and has secrets of her own…
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Harley Merlin and the First Ritual (Harley Merlin, #4)
Bella Forrest
Five rituals to control Chaos. That’s all it takes.
Now that Harley knows her enemy’s grand plan—to become a godlike Child of Chaos and punish those deemed “unworthy”—she’s got to figure out what the heck to do about it. Many of the missing magicals are still out there, and Katherine has vowed to kill everyone Harley cares about and make her watch.
So that’s fun.
Just when it seems like things can’t get much worse, one of the most precious monsters of the Bestiary escapes, and Harley is sure that Katherine has her dirty hands involved. But that crazy witch had better be ready because Harley has finally figured out a way to unleash her powers—although the cost might not be worth it.
Astrid, a human living amongst magicals, is just as determined to thwart Katherine’s schemes. At the same time, her budding romance with the Coven’s trademark bad boy has earned her father’s disapproval, and it seems like betrayal is lurking around the corner…
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A Shadow of Light (A Shade of Vampire, #4)
Bella Forrest
Since the implosion at The Oasis and Derek's stay at Hawk Headquarters, The Shade has fallen into a state of utter chaos. To make matters worse, the citizens of Derek's kingdom have become suspicious of his loyalties and accuse him of siding with the enemy... At a time when Derek desperately needs full cooperation from his subjects, they wish to put their own King on trial.
Meanwhile, Sofia is being held hostage by the hunters. They are determined to rid her of her infatuation with the vampire. She submits to the strict routine and training they impose on her, but the only fuel that keeps her going is the thought of reuniting with Derek - something Reuben is fighting with every fiber of his being to ensure will never happen.
...Until one day, out of the blue, Reuben appears to have a change of heart and comes to Sofia with a proposal; a solution that she never dreamed possible. A solution that would fulfil her heart's deepest desires and secure her and Derek's future together, forever.
But can she really trust this man who is so renowned for his hatred of vampires? Does she even have a choice?
A Castle of Sand (A Shade of Vampire, #3)
Bella Forrest
What Sofia has with Derek feels like a sandcastle; temporary and something that the waves of life and time will soon ruin...
Since the return of Gregor Novak, the island has turned several shades darker. His hatred toward Sofia and thirst for fresh blood lead to a brutal war igniting between father and son.
Meanwhile, the hunters are gaining formidable strength and resources by the day; they know that the safety of The Shade hangs entirely on its ability to remain hidden from them.
And a sinister secret lies in wait for Sofia within the bowels of an Egyptian desert... a secret that threatens to crush her sandcastle much sooner than she could have expected.
A Shade of Blood (A Shade of Vampire, #2)
Bella Forrest
Having been delighted by the bestselling debut, A Shade Of Vampire, readers are begging for more. In A Shade Of Blood, Bella Forrest transports you deeper into a unique, enthralling and beautifully sensitive story. Prepare to be lost in its pages...
When Sofia Claremont was kidnapped to a sunless island, uncharted by any map and ruled by the most powerful vampire coven on the planet, she believed she'd forever be a captive of its dark ruler, Derek Novak.
Now, after months of surviving an endless night, the morning sun may soon rise again for Sofia. Something has possessed Derek's heart and he offers her a gift no human slave has ever been given in the history of his cursed island: escape.
High school, prom and a chance to move on with her life now await her.
But will she be able to forget the horrors that steal her sleep away at night? ... or the feelings that haunt her for that tormented prince of darkness?
A Shade of Dragon (A Shade of Dragon, #1)
Bella Forrest
Nineteen year old Penelope "Nell" O'Hara is geared up for the worst Christmas of her life. The guy she's been dating just dumped her for her best friend, and all she has to look forward to over the break is a stay in Beggar's Hole--a tiny frozen town on the coast of Maine--with her retired father, his latest masseuse girlfriend and her brattish fourteen year old son.
But one night, after storming out of dinner to take a brooding walk among the rocks, a misstep on the ice causes Nell's Christmas to take rather a different turn... She would have died, were it not for a mysterious, heat-exuding hero arriving out of nowhere to scoop her up in his arms, and warm and dry her body.
Coming to, Nell finds herself staring up into a pair of deep gold eyes. Eyes belonging to a man who is quite unlike any she's seen before. His features are chiseled yet sensual, exotic but somber, like something beautiful and wild threatened by extinction. All of six and a half feet tall, and two hundred plus pounds of pure muscle, her savior introduces himself as Theon Aena. His mere touch sends heat surging through her body, reaching down into her fingers and toes, even fluttering from her hair follicles, and his proximity to her brings about strange shudders of pleasure.
After a twist of fate causes her to cross paths with Theon again, Nell's drab, frozen Christmas soon spirals into a firestorm of passion, romance, revelations, and danger...
A Shade of Kiev (A Shade of Kiev, #1)
Bella Forrest
My name is Kiev Novalic. I am a vampire, and a murderer.
Having betrayed the trust of my own kind and that of the enemies I sold myself to, I have three days left to live.
I stare at the girl in the cell opposite mine. Mona, she calls herself. A witch born without magic.
She might be my key to freedom, but I should know to stay away.
I should know: some scars are etched too deep to heal.
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