The Shadows Between Us By Tricia Levenseller May 2026

Should Alessandra face a or an assassin first?

"You're staring again," a voice like shifting gravel whispered near her ear. The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

That night, she didn't wait for an invitation. As the music swelled into a haunting cello melody, she stepped into his path. The shadows around him hissed, rising like cobras. Should Alessandra face a or an assassin first

"Step back, Lady Stathos," Kallias said, his voice a low, melodic warning. "The darkness isn't fond of company." As the music swelled into a haunting cello

"I don't do 'safe,'" she smiled, her eyes bright with the thrill of the hunt. "It's far too boring." To help me tailor the next part of this story, tell me:

The Shadow King, Kallias, moved through the crowd like a predator through tall grass. He was physically unreachable—swathed in a literal aura of shadows that kept everyone at a five-foot distance. To touch him was to die, or so the rumors claimed. To Alessandra, it was simply a puzzle to be solved.