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Masquerade: The Chosen One Series - Book One
Guarding her was his duty. The only rule was not to fall in love—and she made him forget why it mattered.
Kalem has been protecting Saran James every moment of her life—but she’s never known he existed.
As a Chosen One, Kalem’s purpose is to guide and guard his mortal charge from the shadows. But now the Council of Chosen has selected him for a rare and sacred rite—the Memento Mori. For one year, he will live among humans, experience their emotions, and discover what it truly means to live.
Usually, those chosen for a Memento Mori are sent far from their charges, to new cities and new lives. But Kalem’s assignment breaks every pattern. He’s been placed in Saran’s world—her school, her town, her life.
There’s just one rule, one sacred oath a Chosen One must never Never fall in love with your charge.
Then, at orientation at Bentonville High School, Saran looks up and says his name. One glance into her sapphire eyes, and Kalem feels something foreign deep within begin to stir—a pull too human to ignore, and too dangerous to name.
Now, every moment beside Saran is both a blessing and a test between heaven and heart. To protect her, he must stay close. But the closer he gets, the harder it becomes to remember why he was ever meant to stay away.
Kalem has been protecting Saran James every moment of her life—but she’s never known he existed.
As a Chosen One, Kalem’s purpose is to guide and guard his mortal charge from the shadows. But now the Council of Chosen has selected him for a rare and sacred rite—the Memento Mori. For one year, he will live among humans, experience their emotions, and discover what it truly means to live.
Usually, those chosen for a Memento Mori are sent far from their charges, to new cities and new lives. But Kalem’s assignment breaks every pattern. He’s been placed in Saran’s world—her school, her town, her life.
There’s just one rule, one sacred oath a Chosen One must never Never fall in love with your charge.
Then, at orientation at Bentonville High School, Saran looks up and says his name. One glance into her sapphire eyes, and Kalem feels something foreign deep within begin to stir—a pull too human to ignore, and too dangerous to name.
Now, every moment beside Saran is both a blessing and a test between heaven and heart. To protect her, he must stay close. But the closer he gets, the harder it becomes to remember why he was ever meant to stay away.
382 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 26, 2025
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