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Denying her growing attachment, she focuses on finding the solution Areli desperately needs, diving deeper into the instructions of Micah. But the answers she discovers prove more distressing than no answer at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Violet Devland takes her place as a contestant in the Bride Trials. Elated, bold, ambitious, she vows to do whatever she must to secure her position as Queen of Areli-and queen of Beniah's heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e New revelations rock Beniah's course, yet his hands are bound by the revolution's demands, his father's threats, and the ominous developments along the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As catastrophe closes in, only one path remains-a path that will rend the hearts of the people called to protect the Kingdom of Light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHold. onto. your. heart. 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