The Last Legacy

by Adrienne Young

I count myself very lucky to have such an amazing support system that cheers me on, celebrates my wins, and keeps my head on straight. Thank you to my entire family, my amazing friends, and my incredible writing community for going on this adventure with me.

  ALSO BY ADRIENNE YOUNG

  Sky in the Deep

  The Girl the Sea Gave Back

  Fable

  Namesake

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  ADRIENNE YOUNG is a foodie with a deep love of history and travel and a shameless addiction to coffee. When she’s not writing, you can find her on her yoga mat, sipping wine over long dinners, or disappearing into her favorite art museums. She lives with her documentary filmmaker husband and their four little wildlings in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling Sky in the Deep duology and the Fable duology. You can sign up for email updates here.

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  Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright Notice

  Dedication

  One

  Two

  Three

  Four

  Five

  Six

  Seven

  Eight

  Nine

  Ten

  Eleven

  Twelve

  Thirteen

  Fourteen

  Fifteen

  Sixteen

  Seventeen

  Eighteen

  Nineteen

  Twenty

  Twenty-One

  Twenty-Two

  Twenty-Three

  Twenty-Four

  Twenty-Five

  Twenty-Six

  Twenty-Seven

  Twenty-Eight

  Twenty-Nine

  Thirty

  Thirty-One

  Thirty-Two

  Thirty-Three

  Thirty-Four

  Thirty-Five

  Thirty-Six

  Thirty-Seven

  Acknowledgments

  Also by Adrienne Young

  About the Author

  Copyright

  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  First published in the United States by Wednesday Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group

  THE LAST LEGACY. Copyright © 2021 by Adrienne Young. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

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  Cover design by Kerri Resnick

  Cover photo-illustration by Larry Rostant

  The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

  Names: Young, Adrienne, 1985– author.

  Title: The last legacy: a novel / Adrienne Young.

  Description: First edition. | New York: Wednesday Books, 2021.

  Identifiers: LCCN 2021015904 | ISBN 9781250823724 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250823731 (ebook)

  Subjects: CYAC: Fantasy. | Family secrets—Fiction. | Self-actualization (Psychology)—Fiction.

  Classification: LCC PZ7.1.Y74 Las 2021 | DDC [Fic]—dc23

  LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021015904

  eISBN 9781250823731

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  First Edition: 2021