She was never meant to be hunted. He was never meant to care. Elara lives quietly among ink-stained pages and forest paths, recording the secrets of plants so healers may tend the sick. But she carries a secret of her own—one she does not fully understand—and discovery could prove fatal. Until the king’s Hunters come. They sweep across the Highlands in search of a powerful healer, seizing any believed to possess forbidden gifts... moreShe was never meant to be hunted. He was never meant to care. Elara lives quietly among ink-stained pages and forest paths, recording the secrets of plants so healers may tend the sick. But she carries a secret of her own—one she does not fully understand—and discovery could prove fatal. Until the king’s Hunters come. They sweep across the Highlands in search of a powerful healer, seizing any believed to possess forbidden gifts. Elara flees to warn others of the danger, but the roads are no safer than the king’s grasp. When a stranger appears on the path, offering guidance through lands thick with rumor and unrest, she is wary. Yet the man is relentless in his insistence—and soon she finds herself with an unexpected traveling companion. As war threatens the kingdom and Elara’s secret grows stronger, their forced alliance deepens into something neither anticipated. In stolen glances and quiet confessions, in the brush of hands and the weight of shared silence, love begins to take root. Until truths are revealed. In a realm where magic is feared and loyalty is everything, one choice could destroy them both. Because beneath a Hunter’s shadow, love is the most dangerous risk of all. less
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