A week ago, 17-year-old Lela Santosâ best friend, Nadia, killed herself. Today, thanks to a farewell ritual gone awry, Lela is standing in paradise, looking upon a vast gated city in the distance - hell. No one willingly walks through the Suicide Gates, into a place smothered in darkness and infested with depraved creatures. But Lela isnât just anyone - sheâs determined to save her best friendâs soul, even if it means sacrificing her eternal afterlife.
As Lela struggles to find Nadia, sheâs captured by the Guards, enormous, not-quite-human creatures that patrol the dark cityâs endless streets. Their all-too-human leader, Malachi, is unlike them in every way except one: his deadly efficiency. When he meets Lela, Malachi forms his own plan: Get her out of the city, even if it means she must leave Nadia behind. Malachi knows something Lela doesnât - the dark city isnât the worst place Lela could end up, and he will stop at nothing to keep her from that fate.
Sanctum: Guards of the Shadowlands, Book 1 (Unabridged) - Sarah Fine
A week ago, 17-year-old Lela Santosâ best friend, Nadia, killed herself. Today, thanks to a farewell ritual gone awry, Lela is standing in paradise, looking upon a vast gated city in the distance - hell. No one willingly walks through the Suicide Gates, into a place smothered in darkness and infested with depraved creatures. But Lela isnât just anyone - sheâs determined to save her best friendâs soul, even if it means sacrificing her eternal afterlife.
As Lela struggles to find Nadia, sheâs captured by the Guards, enormous, not-quite-human creatures that patrol the dark cityâs endless streets. Their all-too-human leader, Malachi, is unlike them in every way except one: his deadly efficiency. When he meets Lela, Malachi forms his own plan: Get her out of the city, even if it means she must leave Nadia behind. Malachi knows something Lela doesnât - the dark city isnât the worst place Lela could end up, and he will stop at nothing to keep her from that fate.