noble woman blackmailed into slavery to spy, falls in love formula. Hints at future stories, I usuallly like Rebecca York but this one left me sort of blah
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It tells the story of Zarah, a freeborn woman forced into slavery after her father is convicted of embezzlement and executed. To save her mother's life she agrees to spy on Griffin, a high council member in a neighboring city-state. Although Griffin hides a dark secret, he and Zarah are drawn to each other. But what will happen when he discovers her duplicity? Griffin is a werewolf but not one of the Marshalls. ( )