A Game of Malice and Greed

A Game of Malice and Greed

Author: Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti Listening Length: 25h 48m
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A twisted heart, a hollow soul. A broken warrior, lost gods of old. A thief of shadows, blessed with light, A single lie which stole their might. A princess to win, in a brutal game. A great empire falling to a monster’s claim. A forbidden love, a curse untold. The last immortal trapped in a coin of gold.

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CHAPTER ONE

I crept across the terracotta roof tiles, half holding my breath as my feet threatened to slip on the shiny surface beneath the weight of my powerful body. It was hot. Too fucking hot for this kind of work, but then it always was this close to the edge of the Lyrian Desert.

The full moon hung low and fat in the sky above me, some still called it Sirella, using the name of the goddess who had once owned it, guiding the tide, and taking ownership over the distant oceans.

It shone as bright as always, a pink haze glimmering all around it, almost seeming to glitter with the rays of heat which rose up to caress it.