The Wicked's Compass: A Memoir
Some wounds never heal. Some debts can only be paid in blood.Lushan Rein was never the victim鈥攕he was the survivor. The heir to a powerful family, she was raised in a world of wealth, influence, and carefully concealed sins. But beneath the polished surface, her childhood was a battleground, her mother the executioner, and her twin sister the casualty.For years, she locked away the truth. Now, she鈥檚 returned鈥攖o her mother鈥檚 house, to the family that betrayed her, to the past that never let her go. Not for redemption. Not for closure. But for revenge.One by one, she will unravel the lies they buried. Her mother will break. Her rival, Ara Rein, will burn. And the name Lushan Rein will be the last thing they curse before they fall.But in the game of power and deception, even she isn鈥檛 untouchable.Yagami Jin sees through her mask. Calculated, relentless, and utterly unshaken by her cruelty, he鈥檚 the one person she can鈥檛 control. Their battles are electric, their tension suffocating. And for the first time, Lushan isn鈥檛 sure if he鈥檚 her greatest enemy鈥攐r the only one who truly understands her.As the past claws its way to the surface, the truth waiting at the end of her path may cost her more than she ever imagined.Because some ghosts don鈥檛 rest.Some sins don鈥檛 fade.And some monsters... are made.
Introduction:
Some wounds never heal. Some debts can only be paid in blood.Lushan Rein was never the victim鈥攕he was the survivor. The heir to a powerful family, she was raised in a world of wealth, influence, and carefully concealed sins. But beneath the polished surface, her childhood was a battleground, her mother the executioner, and her twin sister the casualty.For years, she locked away the truth. Now, she鈥檚 returned鈥攖o her mother鈥檚 house, to the family that betrayed her, to the past that never let her go. Not for redemption. Not for closure. But for revenge.One by one, she will unravel the lies they buried. Her mother will break. Her rival, Ara Rein, will burn. And the name Lushan Rein will be the last thing they curse before they fall.But in the game of power and deception, even she isn鈥檛 untouchable.Yagami Jin sees through her mask. Calculated, relentless, and utterly unshaken by her cruelty, he鈥檚 the one person she can鈥檛 control. Their battles are electric, their tension suffocating. And for the first time, Lushan isn鈥檛 sure if he鈥檚 her greatest enemy鈥攐r the only one who truly understands her.As the past claws its way to the surface, the truth waiting at the end of her path may cost her more than she ever imagined.Because some ghosts don鈥檛 rest.Some sins don鈥檛 fade.And some monsters... are made....
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