Myth: The children of immortal gods are immortal, too.

And what she sees will change her life forever.īut she never realized how far she would have to go to protect her sister.Īlso available in the Mind Games paperback and ebook (as of 12/3/13).Īll good stories have a few false starts. This thrilling short story from bestselling author Kiersten White is a free prequel to the psychological thriller Mind Games. They sacrifice to fulfill their destinies? Empires will topple, thrones Nations fall around them, the Dracul siblings must decide: what will If she dies, he could never forgive himself-but if heįails in Constantinople, will Mehmed ever forgive him? Loyalties to faith, to the Ottomans, and to Mehmed, he knows he owes His life, he rejects her unexpected plea for help. Radu longs for his sister’s fierce confidence-but for the first time in Mehmed wants control of the city, and Radu hasĮarned an unwanted place as a double-crossing spy behind enemy lines But Mehmed has sent him to Constantinople-and it’s noĭiplomatic mission. What Lada needs is her younger brother Radu’s subtletyĪnd skill. There’s no time to wonder whether he still And thinking of Mehmed brings littleĬomfort to her thorny heart. Her childhood friend Bogdan, terrorizing the land. White-hot rage, she storms the countryside with her men, accompanied by To punish anyone who dares to cross her blood-strewn path. After failing to secure the Wallachian throne, Lada is out Strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point. Together, Lada, Radu, and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that That he’s made a true friend-and Lada wonders if she’s finally foundĮmpire that Lada has sworn to fight against-and that Radu now considers Lonely son of the sultan, who’s expected to rule a nation, Radu feels And when they meet Mehmed, the defiant and Return to Wallachia and claim her birthright. For the lineage that makesĪnd bides her time, planning her vengeance for the day when she can Unseen sword hovering over their every move. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to Homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the She and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their

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