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      Chapter Six

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      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter opens with a thrilling escape as Ansel and Celaena race through the palace gates on their horses, Kasida and Hisli, leaving the guards in chaos. Ansel’s bold leadership is evident as she navigates the crowded streets, her red hair a vivid marker of their flight. The girls break free into the vast Red Desert, pursued by three mounted guards, their ordinary horses no match for the Asterion steeds. The tension is palpable as Celaena struggles to keep up, the desert landscape stretching endlessly…
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      Chapter Seven

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Celaena and Ansel face the consequences of their reckless decision to steal Asterion horses, realizing their actions have already reached the Master. Upon returning to the fortress, they are met by Mikhail and other assassins, forcing them to kneel before the Master in his receiving chamber. As the Master approaches, Celaena recalls a traumatic memory of Arobynn’s violence and Sam’s desperate threats, momentarily distracting her from the present. The tension escalates as Ansel attempts to justify their…
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      Chapter Eight

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      by testsuphomeAdmin In Chapter Eight, Celaena Sardothien engages in a lighthearted moment with her friend Ansel, applying makeup for Ansel's birthday and Midsummer Eve celebration. Their banter reveals Celaena's fondness for cosmetics, which she considers both practical for her work as an assassin and enjoyable. The playful exchange underscores their growing friendship, a rarity for Celaena, who reflects on her impending departure from the desert fortress and her reluctance to leave Ansel behind. The chapter highlights…
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      Chapter Nine

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Celaena struggles to concentrate during her training with the Master, haunted by Ansel's accusation that she is spoiled and selfish. Distracted, she nearly misses an asp creeping toward her during their rooftop session. The Master senses her turmoil and encourages her to speak, but Celaena hesitates, feeling her conflict with Ansel is too trivial for his attention. As they sit in silence, the weight of her unspoken fears grows, culminating in her admission that she is terrified to return home because…
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      Chapter Ten

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Celaena awakens in the desert with a pounding headache, disoriented and far from the assassins' fortress. She discovers her belongings packed on her horse, Kasida, but her sword is missing. A note from Ansel explains the Master chose to send her away discreetly rather than publicly dismiss her, providing a letter of approval but no clear reason for her abrupt expulsion. Confused and hurt, Celaena questions what she might have done wrong, feeling betrayed after beginning to see the assassins as her newfound…
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      Chapter Eleven

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Celaena races across the desert on her horse Kasida, driven by urgency as she approaches the besieged fortress. The scene is one of chaos: breached walls, scattered bodies, and ongoing battles between assassins and soldiers. The unlocked gates suggest betrayal from within. Armed with a scavenged sword and her daggers, Celaena enters the carnage-filled courtyard, noting the strategic precision of the attack. Her primary concern shifts to locating the Master and Ansel, suspecting the latter's involvement in…
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      Chapter Twelve

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      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter opens with Celaena tending to Ilias's severe stomach wound while the Master, partially paralyzed from poison, struggles to reach his son. As assassins arrive to assist, Celaena identifies the poison as gloriella—a paralytic rather than a lethal dose, revealing Ansel's intent to make the Master witness her betrayal. Despite the chaos, Celaena ensures the Master receives an antidote while keeping her promise to allow Ansel a 20-minute head start before pursuit. The tension escalates as Celaena…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Feyre is a huntress. She thinks noth­ing of slaugh­ter­ing a wolf to feed her starv­ing fam­i­ly. But, like all mor­tals, she fears the Fae—cruel, pow­er­ful beings who once ruled the world. When Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like crea­ture arrives to demand ret­ri­bu­tion. Dragged to a mag­i­cal land she only knows from leg­ends, she dis­cov­ers her cap­tor is not an animal—but…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin A Court of Frost and Starlight is a novel­la that bridges the gap between A Court of Wings and Ruin and the next chap­ter in the A Court of Thorns and Ros­es series. Set dur­ing the Win­ter Sol­stice fes­ti­val in the Night Court, this sto­ry offers an inti­mate look at Feyre, Rhysand, and their friends as they heal and rebuild after the dev­as­tat­ing war.…
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      by LovelyMay Chapter I begins with Harry Sterling’s return to Natterley, where he is no longer the gangly schoolboy the townspeople once knew. He now moves with the quiet confidence of youth on the cusp of adulthood. A cigarette rests between his lips—not smoked with bravado, but with the casualness of someone aware of the image he projects. At the lawn-tennis club, reactions to him vary. Young men nod in quiet approval, while younger boys look on with admiration laced with envy. The girls—older and…
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