Spared

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When eighteen-year-old Phe is approached by General Bastion to help take down a </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>sex trafficking ring in Xafara</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> she doesn't think about it. She just agrees. </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>How could she not when there are lives on the line?</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>What she doesn't realize is that General Bastion wants her undercover not as Phe the assassin but as </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Lady Orphne</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Phe's Oceanid persona. Where assassin Phe is strong and defiant Lady Orphne is </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>weak timid and quick to forget her power</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When Phe is taken to </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The General-head of the criminal ring and obsessed with Lady Orphne</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>-she finds herself fighting two battles: one against The General and one against the </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>ghosts and trauma of her own history</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. Her only hope is </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>to survive long enough to bring the operation down from the inside</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Will this be the mission that breaks her?</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Can she rescue the others before it's too late?</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This novella is book 0.5 in the series as it takes place six years before </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Spark</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and has a very different feel from Book One. Best read after </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Spark</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Due to the adult-themed content there are both content and trigger warnings to this novella it should be read by readers 18 and older.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>***</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>It's a brutal trial in Phe's life-</strong><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>where duty asks more than survival. It means stepping into fire unsure you'll make it back.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>For fans of </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Natasha Ngan Sabaa Tahir and R.F. Kuang-</strong></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Spared</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> follows Phe's most harrowing mission yet. With her combat skills hidden behind the Lady Orphne persona Phe must rely on </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>wit willpower and sheer defiance</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-not just to gather intel but to stay sane.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>She's not infiltrating to survive.</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>She's infiltrating because others won't survive if she doesn't.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>If </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Spared</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> leaves you with anything I hope it's this:</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>You don't have to feel fearless to do something terrifying. You just have to decide it matters enough.</strong></p><p></p>