Shades of Smoke and Shadows

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>When strange marks appear on Clara Afron's body this is what she</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>fears most. The whispers and prophecies of nightmares and terror.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>After successfully ignoring the marks for almost a year</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Clara is thrown back into a world of uncertainty.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>The ruthless king takes her into his castle under his soldiers' wings</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>and has his staff teach her and train her clothe her and feed her.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Keep her safe.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>But Clara doesn't know who to trust - not with her secrets or her abilities</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>much less her life. As relationships grow</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>and power builds secrets are shared but there are more questions</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>than answers and the illusion of safety is shattered.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Clara fights to stay alive but her life quickly becomes a tailspin of</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>beautiful powerful welcome darkness.</span></p><p></p>