Cloaking Fate – N A Walker

Her mother would never…Oh, my Goddess. Did she have a brother? Did her mother have a son that Felíne didn’t know about? Or her father? He spent so much time away from the palace… “Railah?” Impossible. It was not possible. Felíne flipped through memories furiously, trying to identify some clue. Some fragment to help her make sense of what was going on. It was like trying to find a single sentence in a thousand paged tome.

There was no way. She would have known. She would have— “Railah.” Kal’s deep voice penetrated. Her gaze snapped to his, the name he spoke forcing her off her path of thought. She almost looked behind her, but she was captured by his attention. Railah? She said the name in her head. Slowly. Again. A piece snapped into place.

She felt bloodless. Lightheaded. “My…my mother sent for…my brother?” Kal must have mistaken her horrified shock for relieved surprise. “Yes,” he said slow, quiet, as though speaking to a frightened horse. “Your mother wrote to Rask. She knew of your conscription. She did not want that life for you. Your brother did not want that life for you.”

“And you…” “I am a friend. Your brother’s friend.” Did he…did he think she was someone else? The sister of his friend? Her eyes went wide. Dear gods…he thought he had saved her. His friend’s sister was selected to become a Fate, and he’d staged a kidnapping to rescue her. But he got the wrong woman. Felíne gripped the coin around her neck so hard it bit into her palm. How did this happen? How could this have happened?

“You’re free now,” Kal said in what was supposed to be a reassuring voice. “No Stronghold. No forced servitude. No more cloak of stars. You’re free.” Felíne gasped. A shaking hand raised to cover her mouth. Dear Goddess above. The cloak. Imogen’s cloak. She was a fool. A damnable fool. And now she was here. The Prima of Asteros mistaken for a rescued Fate.

And if she was here, what happened to— “Railah?” Tears pricked her eyes. Railah. The real Fate. She looked into Kal’s face and saw a flicker of concern in his granite features. Oh gods, he truly didn’t know. He thought she was her. Kal thought she was his friend’s sister, Railah.

He thought he’d saved her from a terrible future as a Fated Mother. Her lip quivered. Kal regarded her a moment before he rose slowly to his feet. He didn’t take his eyes off her as he stood. “I am sorry I frightened you. We thought it best for you to remain unaware, in case something went wrong. There is a strong opposition to the crown in Meress.

You will be safe there. You have my word.” The Cozened.

Copyright © 2025 by N. A. Walker. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organiza- tions, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

For information contact : www.nawalkerauthor.com Publisher : The Pegasus Publishing LLC – Star Mount Press Edited by Emma Williams at Scott Editorial Book and Cover Design by Ruxandra Tudorica at Methyss Art Author Photograph by Nicole Walker ISBNs: 979-8-9923980-1-4 (Hardcover), 979-8-9923980-0-7 (Paperback) First Edition: February 2025 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1kitap1.com/en Dedication To those who dare give life to dreams. You are never too old. It is never too late.

1kitap1.com/en Table of Contents Dedication Epigraph Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Epilogue Dear Reader Chapter 1 Acknowledgments About the Author 1kitap1.com/en Epigraph Dear Reader, Thank you for chancing this tale.

Cloaking Fate began as a tentative whisp in the depths of my unconscious imagination. I dreamt of a young woman in a dark dungeon bearing the impossible burden of fate. I did not know her name, her story, why she trembled in the shadows, nor even who thrust that responsibility upon her.

I only knew that she carried it with grim resignation, accepting the sacrifice it demanded, wanting more than anything to cloak herself in the illusion of freedom. This is that story. Welcome to Ilistaar. N. A. Walker P.S. If you enjoy this story, please leave me a review! To keep up with writing news, you can subscribe to my newsletter here: www.nawalkerauthor.com 1kitap1.com/en CURSE OF FATE BOOK ONE N.

A. WALKER 1kitap1.com/en W Prologue As Written in the Godscripts hen the Godking first found her, she appeared as a burst of blinding light in the nothingness.

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