The Mountain of Souls (An Epic Dark Fantasy Adventure) (The Chosen) by Marcus Lee

They raised her as an assassin … she became something far worse. Within the depths of the Mountain of Souls, orphans are broken, reforged, and turned into weapons. Malina is one of those orphans. Cursed with yellow eyes and deathly pale skin, she is unpopular, frail, and certain to die on her first day, broken and forgotten like so many before her. Fate, however, has other, far more reaching plans for Malina than a quick death, and her survival soon marks her for greatness … or ruin. Now, as one of The Chosen, assassins bound by magic and prophecy, she’s destined to serve a king foretold to rise from legend. Yet Malina doesn’t believe in destiny. And when she begins to question the prophecy, her defiance sets in motion a chain of events that will shatter empires, defy ancient powers, and reveal that the greatest threat to the world’s salvation … might be her. Read more