Mayhem and the Mortal

Mayhem and the Mortal

Author: Shanora Williams Listening Length: 16h 10m
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One mission. One curse. No escape. Zaira doesn’t want a hero. She needs a weapon. To save her sister from a soul-devouring curse, she has to cross The Shallows—a nightmare landscape of ruined magic, shifting paths, and vicious creatures that eat people alive. Her guide? Thane Valkor: sorcerer, assassin, walking red f...

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Escaping with my sister is both terrifying and exhilarating. Knowing that she is within an arm’s reach, racing to safety, brings me more peace than it should in this dire moment.

I suppose all the dangers we faced before this make this mad dash feel lukewarm in comparison. Even with the tree branches scraping my face, the brambles scratching my arms, leaves catching in my hair, spiderwebs sticking to my skin—it is nothing to me now.

“This way!” I yell, making a sharp right through a clearing. I’m not sure how long we’ve been running—maybe ten or fifteen minutes—before I finally spot the trail of lanterns marking the way to Meriva in the distance. Almost there.

“Wait!” Analla wheezes, stopping to press a palm to one of the tree trunks.