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by Brianna Trader (Author)
Astrid Pierce has traded in her walls, but the freedom she sought is heavy with the weight of a promise. While she fights to find her own purpose, she discovers that her brother Roman's legacy is a spark that has already caught fire across the country.
But the Citadel is not silent. As discontent grows, the High Chancellor's grip tightens: quotas have doubled, rations are dwindling, and children are being dragged into service at a shocking new rate. With the help of her brother's accomplice, Astrid realizes she is no longer just a recruit; she might be the last bit of hope.
To find the strength to fight back, Astrid must navigate a web of deception where manipulation and shifting loyalties are a thin line between enemy and ally. And with an impending war on the rise, she finds herself caught between the ghosts of love and the reality before her.
In a game where masks hide everything, Astrid has to accept that she is no longer the person she thought, and neither is anyone else. Can she cut the rot from the Citadel and forge a new world, or will the shackles of her birthright seal her fate forever?
