☆ 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛 ☆

intelligence, knowledge, freedom from doubt and delusion, forgiveness, truthfulness, self-control, and calmness; happiness and distress, birth, death, fear, and fearlessness; nonviolence, equanimity, satisfaction, austerity, charity, fame, and infamy - all these various qualities of living beings are created by Me alone.

---- Bhagavad-Gita, 400-200 BCE 

☆ 𝗗𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 ☆

💖 to Wimbug for making this revision happen. 💖

☆ 𝗦𝗬𝗡𝗢𝗣𝗦𝗜𝗦 ☆

AN ARISTOCRAT. A BOUNTY HUNTER. A SCAVENGING ORPHAN.

In the idyllic world of Veridonia, a deadly plague has claimed the lives of every child under the age of eighteen. For years, the citizens have been told that their only hope for survival lies in the hands of the enigmatic Supreme Malakar, who'd never shown himself to the public.

Three teenagers—Axelle, Wylan, and Keira—have been confined to their homes, protected from the horror of the disease. However, each harbors dangerous secrets that threaten to destroy the peace they cling to.

Veridonia's secrets are more than skin-deep, and the Council's iron-grip on the country tightens, fueled by everyone's fear and obliviousness. Three teenagers, each from different parts of their oppressed society, come together when their paths cross. Sharing discoveries, and their own secrets, they realize Veridonia is a landscape transformed from fake perfection to hidden destruction.

As Veridonia's darkest secrets are unveiled, Axelle, Wylan, and Keira must grapple with the relentless question: How far would they go to protect those who've never known a happy world? Was their world ever truly happy, or was it all an illusion crafted by the Supreme and his Council?

☆ 𝗔𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 ☆

axelle henderson

wylan cooper

keira brooks

☆ 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 ☆

This book is a work of fiction and is set in a dystopian world and therefore there are slight trigger warnings that I want to address before you get reading. None of these themes are described in intense detail of any sort but are briefly mentioned/referenced.

This book contains brief scenes depicting violence, including physical altercations, emotional trauma such as grief, loss, and psychological distress, references to death including discussions of mortality, mild descriptions of mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression, as well as themes of survival.

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