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Betrayal burns. Secrets bleed. And revolution waits in the dark.
After a devastating ambush in the catacombs beneath Paris, Eleanor Whitmore knows two things: the Raven's Mark is real -- and she's just become its newest target. Framed for treason and hunted across borders, Eleanor is forced onto a ship bound for London, accompanied by the ever-defiant Calloway and the wounded, reluctant ally René. But the voyage offers no safe passage. Their vessel hides more than cargo in its hold -- it carries a cache of explosives and a trap set by the very man who betrayed them: Gabriel Sterling, a ghost from Eleanor's past and the true leader of the Raven's Mark.
Narrowly escaping death as the ship burns and sinks into the Channel, Eleanor reaches London only to find the city cloaked in fog, fear, and political unrest. The Prince of Wales is scheduled to arrive within days -- and the Raven's Mark plans to assassinate him, unleashing chaos and dismantling the monarchy in one brutal stroke.
With time running out, Eleanor dives into the underbelly of the capital, seeking shelter in the grim backstreets of Whitechapel and forging uneasy alliances with smugglers, gamblers, and former spies. Every step forward reveals a deeper rot within the Empire -- nobles funding assassins, Parliament members conspiring behind closed doors, and a shadow network poised to strike from within.
But London has grown darker since she last called it home. Enemies close in from every direction, none more lethal than The Widow, a cold and calculating assassin sent to eliminate Eleanor before she can expose the truth. Even as old wounds fester and loyalties are tested, Eleanor refuses to back down. Not when the fate of the Crown -- and thousands of innocent lives -- hang in the balance.
To stop the Raven's Mark, she'll have to infiltrate noble estates, uncover traitors at the heart of government, and outwit a network of killers who always seem one step ahead. The deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes: this isn't just about one assassination. This is war. And Eleanor may be the only one who knows it's already begun.
But survival comes at a cost. And as the storm of rebellion builds around her, Eleanor must confront the question she's spent her whole life avoiding:
How far will she go to protect a world that once turned its back on her?
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