The city had shifted beneath them, its once-hidden fractures now barely contained by the power they had forged. Lysander and Kylie had worked tirelessly to build the future, one that was meant to last beyond their time. They had rebuilt the economy, strengthened alliances, and eradicated the most dangerous threats to their control. Yet, even as they put down one challenge after another, something still gnawed at the edges of their empire. The city wasn’t as peaceful as it appeared; there ...