Hunt of the Marked Ones (The Old Gods Curses & True Gods Virtues Duology)

Atlas is the sole heir to the Thoral bloodline, a family who have dedicated their lives to be the leaders of the Acrocoran Hunters, the country's most successful militia that sought to exterminate every Marked One, the women who roam the country of Aplana and are said to be the remnants of a curse that was sent upon the country by the Old Gods. Lyra is a young Marked One, one of the women with 'cursed' blood, and has spent her whole life in constant fear, never knowing what day would be her last. On his seventeenth birthday, Atlas is sent on his Hunt. The trial is meant to prove him to be the worthy future leader of the Acrocoran Hunters. Atlas is expected to capture a Marked One, bring her back to Acrocora, and execute her in front of his people, only then would he be seen as a worthy future leader. In a moment of near death, Atlas finds that a mysterious girl saved his life, and that girl was Lyra. Curiosity bound them together, both being intrigued by the other's way of life. Atlas longs for the freedom Lyra has, while Lyra craves to know more about the boy who is meant to lead the people who have been slaughtering hers for over a century. One thing leads to another and then the Hunter becomes the hunted, forcing Atlas and Lyra to work together if they want any chance of survival. In doing so, Lyra finds she must reveal to Atlas the truth of who she is. When the heir still hasn't returned home from his Hunt, after a week a fear settles over the town of Aplana. He was the only heir, what was going to happen if he never returned from his Hunt? The Acrocorans set off to find their heir amidst the chaos, while they are rushing to find the heir, the heir is on his way to them, hand in hand with the girl he is supposed to kill, yet that isn't the reason he is bringing her back to Acrocora. Destined to be each other's worst enemies; on opposite sides of a one-sided war, the two find that they have a deep connection, making their situation even more difficult. On a mission to reveal the truth of the Marked Ones and having the choice to choose the lives they wish to live, Atlas and Lyra must fight for their love and their lives in a world that wants anything but that.
ASIN: B0CRJKRCDN
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Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Crudele, E.V.
Binding: Paperback