A Game of Malice and Greed

A Game of Malice and Greed

Author: Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti Listening Length: 25h 48m

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 FIVE

“Y ou look dazzling. All the stars in the sky will swoon over you this evening,” Jacinda gushed as she patted down the folds of my bright blue gown.

She was a short girl with dark curling hair that clung to her high cheekbones.

Her eyes were always wide and made her resemble a rabbit at the end of a hunter's arrow, something which I could admit to wishing she was from time to time when she got too enthusiastic with her constant praise. She hadn’t been working in the palace all that long, but her keen eye for detail had seen her climbing the ranks until she was placed at my side.