Within the Walls - E-book - ePub

ELLE IS THE SHADOWS How much light is needed to forgive the darkness? When Elle Fallon kills a Tranquillity, she finds herself closer to the enemy and with more blood on her hands than she ever thought possible. 109 years after humanity drove itself to the verge of extinction, a lone kingdom prospers, protected within its mighty walls, and separated into two distinct classes. Elle Fallon is an orphan and a criminal, trapped in the famine-ravished district of her kingdom on the cusp of an uprising, grasping onto the promise she made to her father.
When she tries to spare her sister from starvation, she finds the death of a Tranquillity on her hands-the most unforgivable treason. Taken prisoner into the palace dungeons, the king orders her to become one of his Tranquillity and betroths her to the prince in a desperate bid to quell a rebellion. But a shadowy presence is creeping closer, and a fire is catching. As she wields the spear of the oppressor and indulges in balls and gowns, Elle begins to wonder whether she has ever been a good person after all.