Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.
But nothing comes for free, especially magic.
When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder… and guilty of high treason.
Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.
“Are you still pretending?” I said, reveling in his gaze.
Ravyn gave a surprised laugh and, in front of everyone, leaned in and kissed me.
“I never was,” he whispered into my lips.
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No, no, no! I told you, no, Ravyn!
Breathe, Elspeth, he said, his voice calm above the din. It’s going to be fine.
I told you NO, Ravyn, I said. Get out.
Ravyn stirred, confusion and hurt touching the corners of his face. I’m sorry, he said, I only wanted to—
The Nightmare lunged out of the darkness like a beast of prey.
You heard her, he said, swiping his claws, a vicious snarl ripping up his throat. Get out, Ravyn Yew. GET. OUT.
Ravyn fell with full force out of his seat, the entire table shaking in his wake.
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