"Only the weak show mercy."

In a world of narcissism and discrimination where Holders are taught to never show magnanimity, Ivy Pearls flees her death-dealing kingdom in dread and hostility, only to come back three years later to finish what should have ended centuries ago.

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With the Holders known for their great capacities and jamborees and the Powerless beings unable to go a day without being spat on, being born without an Amulet has been labelled to be, without a doubt, the worst thing that could ever occur in a being's life.

After witnessing and encountering a perturbing series of executions, adversities, and loneliness as an ungifted child, which hauls her over the edge and causes her to flee the kingdom, Ivy Pearls comes back for vengeance. Now, not only is she despised, but millions of Holders are demanding for her head.

Yet, for Ivy's devilish plot to work, she must put her trust in thirteen other students who are just as troubled and insistent as she is. So, what happens when trust is the one thing she's lacking? Fourteen adolescent children. How are they meant to save one kingdom, let alone the entire continent, when they can hardly save themselves from their barbaric fates?

Note:The main relationship in this book is straight,but there will be side gay ships/couples that'll be just as important, which is why the book is also tagged boyxboyand girlxgirl.

Scarlett Faye has a gift. No one knows. No one must know. Or else they will hurt her. Scarlett Faye hasn't stepped foot into the outside world in 17 years. Now that her parents are dead, going outside is her only option if she is going to survive. When she meets Badel's famous King's Assassin, Dante Walker, her world suddenly takes a plunge into a thrilling and dangerous struggle for survival and what it truly means to be herself. However, when Thalan, the kingdom to the north, starts its mysterious and murderous ascent to power, it's up to Scarlett and Dante to stop it. Will Thalan be truly stopped or is there a deeper, darker secret behind its destructive force?