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  • Mastery by Alethea Faust

    Mastery by Alethea Faust

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Magic is a rare gift, and it's been six months since Dominai of Airedale first left home to study it. After solidifying his place at the legendary Crux as a skilled conduit, he now faces his next challenge: casting. When every spell he attempts fails to hit the mark, he finally turns to the Grandmaster of the Crux, Arlon Kalisson, for guidance...
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    magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  bdsm  book
  • My Merman Prince by I.T. Lucas

    My Merman Prince by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The beautiful architect working late on the twelfth floor of my building thinks that I’m just the maintenance guy. She’s also under the impression that I’m not interested.Nothing could be further from the truth.I want her like I’ve never wanted a woman before, but I don’t play where I work.I don’t need the complications...
  • A Keeper's Tale: The Story of Tomkin and the Dragon by J.A. Andrews

    A Keeper's Tale: The Story of Tomkin and the Dragon by J.A. Andrews

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Tomkin Thornhewn, youngest son of the Duke of Marshwell, has a problem: he's not heroic. Regardless of his aspirations, the bookish, untrained young man is better suited to recording the deeds of heroes than being one himself. Which becomes an obvious problem when he finds himself clinging to a ledge above a sleeping dragon...
  • Immortal Mana by Bruce Sentar

    Immortal Mana by Bruce Sentar

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Isaac sets off ahead of the rest of his family with Kat and his mana beasts. No matter how much he'd practiced with immortal mana before venturing into the Immortal World hadn’t prepared him for it, and his first bumbling steps into the new world have him collared and sold to a brothel.Those who did this to him will pay dearly for underestimating him...
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    magic  steamy  epic  polyamory  paranormal  romance  fantasy  harem
  • When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

    When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To curl into balls just beyond gravity’s grip, littering the sky with tombstones. With moons.They certainly did not expect them to fall. As a valued Elding Blade of the rebellion group Fíur du Ath, Raeve’s job is to kill. To complete orders and never get caught...
  • Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake

    Embrace the Light by Jocelynn Drake

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A Tragic Story Comes to Light.At last, Caelan and his companions are heading to see a long-time ally of Erya.But New Rosanthe soldiers have already moved into the city, and nothing is quite as it seems.Even as old betrayals reveal new enemies, Caelan’s main goal remains the God of Wisdom and the truth.The only problem is that time is running out and the Dead God is waiting to claim him...
  • Dragon Unbound: A Dragon Kings Novella by Donna Grant

    Dragon Unbound: A Dragon Kings Novella by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In a new story brimming with sizzling heat and untold mysteries, New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant brings together a devilishly handsome Dragon King and a woman who dares to challenge him.He’s never been tempted…until her.Sexy. Mysterious. Dangerous. He’s an immortal Dragon King bound by ancient rules and eternal magic...
  • House Of Vampires 15 : Trouble, Blood And Magic by Samantha Snow

    House Of Vampires 15 : Trouble, Blood And Magic by Samantha Snow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Continue the fun right away...I got enemies.A lot of them.Jessica Clark, a magnet for trouble, blood, and magic.I’m not surprised to learn that someone is trying to kill me, but when I become the prime suspect of a murder, all bets are off!I’m innocent!Mostly.Just when I thought I was getting my life under control, this happened.Thankfully, I’m not alone. My friends are cutthroat...
  • A Storm of Light and Darkness by Marion Blackwood

    A Storm of Light and Darkness by Marion Blackwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What would you do to protect everyone you love?Anything. Everything. Whatever it takes.The final battle is here. With the star elves marching on Pernula, the Oncoming Storm and her friends must gather their allies and make one last stand. But it won't be easy. Their enemies have legions of soldiers, chemical weapons, and a powerful magic spell on their side. Not to mention a dragon...
  • Bright Hopes by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Bright Hopes by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Only Amel knows the truth.With a grievous head injury, even Amel can’t really trust her own memories, but what she thought she saw feels very real and if it’s true, it will change everything. On top of that, someone is hunting Lightbringers and Amel and her friends are swept up in the hunt...
  • Elizabeth and the Rage of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Elizabeth and the Rage of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The ultimate betrayal. The final battle. A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance. As Lizzy and her men are captured, collared like dogs, and thrown into cages, Lizzy must deal with the betrayal that came from within. She is powerless and under Elias' utter control. Then members of her team are divided and forced to fight each other... to the death...
  • WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 3 by Brandon Varnell

    WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 3 by Brandon Varnell

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A CHANCE TO START OVER...Waking up after experiencing an erotic dream of the time you and your lover made love in a moving wagon can be disorienting. Waking up after experiencing an erotic dream of the time you and your lover made love in a moving wagon only to find a naked Lamia snuggling with you is downright shocking.Eryk has a new roommate. Her name is Lin...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  polyamory  steamy  adult  audiobook  book
  • Elizabeth, Guardian of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Elizabeth, Guardian of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A dragon’s heart. A queen’s quest. A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance.Elizabeth yearns to retake her home and regain her pack, but the Queen of Aerwyna has one more task for her. To complete it, she needs to unify her team, but can she?Her possessive dragons are pressing her to make a choice.Avery wants out but won’t say why...
  • The Avowed by Ivy Asher

    The Avowed by Ivy Asher

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Just when I think things are starting to look up...I manage to get myself kidnapped.All I want to do is figure out how the hell to get home. But instead, I’ve been shot out of the sky, netted, half drowned, and now I’ve been taken to Kestrel City, home of the Avowed.The Hidden claim the Avowed are the enemy, but I’m about to learn nothing is ever just black and white...
  • Carrie and the Dangerous Dragons by Ava Mason

    Carrie and the Dangerous Dragons by Ava Mason

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    B*tch, cunt, tainted blood. Words they used to describe me. And now, they will all pay. She’s getting under our skin, ripping apart the Elite, thread by thread. Tallon has already gone over to her side, now Blaze wants her too. What they want to ignore, is that she’s my fated mate. Mine. I will do anything to have her, even if it means betraying the very men whom I used to call brothers...
  • The Blaze of the Dragon's Heart by Willa Hart

    The Blaze of the Dragon's Heart by Willa Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can’t a girl catch a break?The evil mage the dragon world thought was long dead? Turns out…not so much. Vazha’s back with a vengeance, ready to destroy dragonkind and enslave the human population.My boys and I may have rescued my best friend, but the devastating news Uncle Max has been captured means we can’t go home until Vazha is destroyed...
  • Rain Kimber: An Ariel Kimber Novella by Mary Martel

    Rain Kimber: An Ariel Kimber Novella by Mary Martel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rain Kimber thought that finding his daughter and finally being able to be a part of her life after so many years without her would be the end of his adventure. He thought he’d find her, take care of the woman who’d stolen his child away from him (you don’t want to know), and then the two of them would immediately become the family they’d been before she’d been taken...
  • Emerge by Kendra Moreno, Poppy Woods

    Emerge by Kendra Moreno, Poppy Woods

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A deadly disease has spread through the Blooming Courts of Tuatha. The louloudi are meant to flourish for a thousand years before they return to the Earth. Death has been a distant foe for so long, no one spares it any thought. Until now. As sickness sweeps through the kingdom, with the cure always just out of reach, the courts have never been filled with so many blossoms...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  adult  book  fae
  • Blossom by Kendra Moreno, Poppy Woods

    Blossom by Kendra Moreno, Poppy Woods

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A deadly disease has spread through the Blooming Courts of Tuatha. The louloudi are meant to flourish for a thousand years before they return to the Earth. Death has been a distant foe for so long, no one spares it any thought. Until now. As sickness sweeps through the kingdom, with the cure always just out of reach, the courts have never been filled with so many blossoms...
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    epic  magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  adult  book  fae
  • Desert Dragon's Hunt by Ava Ward

    Desert Dragon's Hunt by Ava Ward

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When her magic is imprisoned by her enemy’s treachery, can she free it?Layla’s Dragon-power has been chained inside her by her mortal enemy Hunter, a compelling Royal Dragon Bind whose terrible deeds know no limit.Desiring to dominate all Dragons, Hunter lacks only one thing to accomplish his plan – a powerful mate like Layla...
  • Lost Embers by G. Bailey

    Lost Embers by G. Bailey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say all gods can fall, but I will rise in the embers to save us all.Queen of the Dragons. The Chosen Wolf Princess. Lost…My name is Serendipity Fall and I’m trapped in a world I don’t know how to escape. When the flames burn, I’m shown the way out, but at a price. I’m returning to my world as a goddess, and I can’t control the power I’ve taken...
  • New Moon Rising by Cassandra Featherstone, Serenity Rayne

    New Moon Rising by Cassandra Featherstone, Serenity Rayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Beware the Children of the Moon, for their power is beholden to no man.When we stepped into the Ascension circle, my sister and I expected to gain our magic so we could solve the mystery of her past. Our parents carried the knowledge of what happened to her family to their grave, and to our surprise, my sister isn’t a powerless witch—she’s a wolf...
  • Revenge by C.J. Cooke

    Revenge by C.J. Cooke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alternate cover edition of ASIN B0BRM724LCBurned. Destroyed. Dead.Everything was gone.I'd found a home here. I'd finally found a place where I belonged.And they'd stolen that from me.Odin may think he was winning, but he couldn't be more wrong.Because he'd made a mistake.He'd left me alive, and I was going to make him pay.Revenge would be mine...
  • Dragon's Gift: The Complete Trilogy #1-3 by Jasmine Walt, May Sage

    Dragon's Gift: The Complete Trilogy #1-3 by Jasmine Walt, May Sage

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Three dragons. One woman. A reverse harem fantasy that will leave you breathless and begging for more. This boxed set contains all three books in the Dragon's Gift trilogy: Dragon's Gift, Dragon's Blood, and Dragon's Curse...
  • The Keeper's Flame by Barbara Kloss

    The Keeper's Flame by Barbara Kloss

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Winter has fallen upon Valdon. It's been five months since Daria Regius arrived at the castle, and her grandfather, the king, has stripped her of all freedoms, building even more barriers around her lonely life. But darkness moves. Rumors abound about a dark rider, sending ancient and unspeakable horrors to the territories, and the citizens of Gaia are filled with fear...
  • Monster Girl Islands 4 by Logan Jacobs

    Monster Girl Islands 4 by Logan Jacobs

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ben and Mira have driven the orcs off the deer women’s island, but the question is not if the orcs will return, but when.As if the orcs weren’t bad enough, Ben spots a simultaneously new and ancient enemy on the horizon...
  • Seducing the Dragon: Part 3 by Jessie Donovan

    Seducing the Dragon: Part 3 by Jessie Donovan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    While Evie attempts to behave in the manner of a clan leader's mate during the special dinner in Finn's honor, news of another attack ruins the evening. Now Bram and Evie must work together to not only stop the dragon hunters from hurting anyone else, but to also control Bram's dragon. Without his leadership, the clan will be doomed...
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    dragons  epic  magic  paranormal  steamy  adult  book  fated-mates
  • Lunatics by M. Sinclair

    Lunatics by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The dark fae king has left me with no choice. He threatened my guard and my brother. My need to enact revenge for the brutal massacre of my parents is all-encompassing. If he wants war, a war he will receive. First order of business... returning to a land and home that I haven't seen in years...
    Categorized as:
    dragons  epic  magic  paranormal  reverse-harem  adult  book  demons
  • Elizabeth, Alpha of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Elizabeth, Alpha of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A fight for dominance. She will protect what’s hers. A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance.Elizabeth prepares to win her dragons. Finally. She vows to wrest her men from Sophia’s clutches even if it means battling one of the strongest dragons of the race. Even if she must fight as a human.Sophia has left her no choice.The battle lines are drawn...
  • Elizabeth and the Magic of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Elizabeth and the Magic of Dragons by Ava Mason

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An ancient book destroyed. A kingdom threatened. A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance.Elizabeth travels to Aerwyna with her four dragon protectors, a magical place she didn't know existed, where dragon shifters live out in the open. During their journey to find the legendary wolf with dragon offspring, a rare and ancient book was destroyed...
  • Blood of the Earth by David A. Wells

    Blood of the Earth by David A. Wells

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Alexander’s costly victory at Northport provides only a brief reprieve from the onslaught of enemy forces converging on those loyal to the Old Law. Prince Phane has created a deadly new soldier – man mixed with darkness – imbued with terrible power and a purpose so sinister that that it could turn those Alexander loves most against him … or take them away from him forever...
  • Pegasus Summer by Zoe Chant, Helen Kestrel

    Pegasus Summer by Zoe Chant, Helen Kestrel

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's the only human counselor at a summer camp for shifters...Paige isn’t looking forward to spending her summer trying to wrangle kids who can turn into animals. But no matter her own feelings, family comes first. This job is the only way she can afford to send her little brother Archie back to camp this year - and now, more than ever, he has to get better control of his bear...
  • Dragonfriend by Marc Secchia

    Dragonfriend by Marc Secchia

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Stabbed. Burned by a dragon. Abandoned for the windrocs to pick over. The traitor Ra’aba tried to silence Hualiama forever. But he reckoned without the strength of a dragonet’s paw, and the courage of a girl who refused to die. Only an extraordinary friendship will save Hualiama’s beloved kingdom of Fra’anior and restore the King to the Onyx Throne. Flicker, the valiant dragonet...
  • Fall of Dragons by Olivia Ash

    Fall of Dragons by Olivia Ash

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When I became a dragon, my magic evolved. The shift unlocked something other. Something far more dangerous—and deadly—than anyone expected. There’s an entirely new depth to my magic, and for the first time, I truly have no limits. There are no boundaries to what I can do—and that terrifies everyone who has been trying so desperately to control me...
  • Facing the Storm by Yumoyori Wilson

    Facing the Storm by Yumoyori Wilson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Calming the storm inside me was a challenge. Now it's time to face it. My name is Crimson Jiyuna and I just revealed the truth. To think Homatomashi’s golden girl who was mourned by many, was the culprit for years of growing chaos and crime. The truth of it all is a lot to handle and for some, too much to bear...
  • House of Shadows by K.A. Linde

    House of Shadows by K.A. Linde

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kerrigan Argon, a half-human, half-Fae, has joined the Dragon Society against almost everyone’s wishes.A year of training is required with her dragon.But first she must travel with the dark Fae prince, Fordham Ollivier, back to his home in the House of Shadows. Nothing but slavery and death has ever awaited a half-Fae in their halls.Yet something is wrong within their wicked world...
  • Dash: An Ariel Kimber Novella by Mary Martel

    Dash: An Ariel Kimber Novella by Mary Martel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dash Flynn always thought he was damaged beyond repair. Both a mother and a grandmother who had wanted him to be born a female witch, growing up, he was nothing but a disappointment to those around him. His father had fought for him as best as he could before he disappeared from Dash's life, leaving him to grow up with the two women they both had hated most in this world...
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    magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  book  drama
  • Dragon Power by Alexis Pierce

    Dragon Power by Alexis Pierce

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Serenity has a problem.She and the guys have barely escaped death, but now they have something else to deal with.Amelie has called them to a summit in New York.It's time for Serenity to be a leader, but she is far less than prepared.With Rebels and Hunters closing in, will Serenity rise to the occasion, or will she lose herself?Dragon Power is an 18+ Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance...
  • Sprout by Kendra Moreno, Poppy Woods

    Sprout by Kendra Moreno, Poppy Woods

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A deadly disease has spread through the Blooming Courts of Tuatha. The louloudi are meant to flourish for a thousand years before they return to the Earth. Death has been a distant foe for so long, no one spares it any thought. Until now. As sickness sweeps through the kingdom, with the cure always just out of reach, the courts have never been filled with so many blossoms...
    Categorized as:
    epic  magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  adult  book  fae
  • Flourish by Kendra Moreno, Poppy Woods

    Flourish by Kendra Moreno, Poppy Woods

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A deadly disease has spread through the Blooming Courts of Tuatha. The louloudi are meant to flourish for a thousand years before they return to the Earth. Death has been a distant foe for so long, no one spares it any thought. Until now. As sickness sweeps through the kingdom, with the cure always just out of reach, the courts have never been filled with so many blossoms...
    Categorized as:
    epic  magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  adult  book  fae
  • Elemental Taken by Helen Scott

    Elemental Taken by Helen Scott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Whoever said that Dresden’s home was on the brink of war lied...When we arrived, the war had already started, and we landed in the middle of it. Right next to Dresden’s dead parents. Between mad queens, dragons, and seers, Dresden’s realm holds more danger than any of us expected...
  • Scales of Ice & Shadow by Emily L. Schneider

    Scales of Ice & Shadow by Emily L. Schneider

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say love conquers all…but what about an army of ruthless dragons?Kaida and Prince Tarrin barely escaped the dungeon of Belharnt with their lives.Now, the Remnant is hunting them while the Royal Palace is under the claw of the Council...
  • Veiled Fae by Jarica James

    Veiled Fae by Jarica James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One king down, three to go.Now that rebuilding efforts are officially underway and Bella has bonded with her first King, she must travel to the Court of Winter to find the second Stone of Power.The adventure doesn't go as planned when an unexpected person stands in their way. Now Bella faces trials that could break her in more ways than one...
  • Revenge of Her Wolves by Tara West

    Revenge of Her Wolves by Tara West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Four shattered hearts. Three deadly enemies. Two innocents lost. One chance at peace. Though my identity has been revealed, I’m left with more questions than answers...
  • Stolen Embers by Annie Anderson

    Stolen Embers by Annie Anderson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Light bringer. Curse breaker. Queen—if she can live that long…Vale Tenebris never intended to honor the pact with the cursed Beast of a king, nor did she expect to fall so hard for the dragon shifters who saved her life. But when the ruthless Guild infiltrates the kingdom, this witch finds herself caught between impending war and the promise she never meant to keep...
  • The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure

    The Future Aesolina by Leona Sure

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She fell in love with the charming lord. Now, she has to learn to live with the dragon.The revelations of Wylhier have Cera questioning the nature of her relationship with Isael. Meanwhile, Isael finds himself reevaluating his priorities as a figure from his past reemerges.Esryian Tales is a serialized romance that debuted on Kindle Vella in 2021...
    Categorized as:
    steamy  dragons  magic  paranormal  epic  romance  fantasy  fae
  • Demonic Vampires by G. Bailey, Regan Rosewood

    Demonic Vampires by G. Bailey, Regan Rosewood

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Academy is chasing us and if we are found, none of us will get out of this alive.Full Description coming soon to avoid spoilers.18+ Reverse Harem Romance which means the main character will have more than one love interest. This is book three of a five-book series and will be rapidly released...
  • Elemental Fae Holiday by Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn

    Elemental Fae Holiday by Lexi C. Foss, J.R. Thorn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Why Choose Paranormal Romance I never should have listened to Cyrus.I knew better. But he has this sexy little smile that just melts my heart. Add that to all my handsome mates encouraging me to take the next step in our lives, and I agreed to what I thought was a fantastic plan.Big. F*cking. Mistake.Because now I'm pregnant, and let me tell you, this is no freaking picnic! I can't see my feet...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  polyamory  reverse-harem  steamy  adult  book  fae
  • Magical Attraction by Jaliza A. Burwell

    Magical Attraction by Jaliza A. Burwell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This isn't Laila's story, but her men's. This is how they meet her, and that special moment when they finally realize they want her. Laila's guys have no intention of letting her go. Ever. Now it's time to find out why. **This can be read as a prequel to the Biomystic Security series. Most of the events happen before or during Magical Intentions, Biomystic Security Book One...
  • Sins of a Dragon by Avery Song

    Sins of a Dragon by Avery Song

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “Death is but an invitation into our world. Embrace the sins of your father, Ríona.”>/i>Bound by poverty, I’m but an offering to the gods worshipped by the Frehja.Left astray at the hands of my greed-filled father, I’m a sacrificial pawn to the Ghryadiel, leaving me with one choice: death.A fickle of hope lies in my desperate desire to rebel against fate...
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