Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Driven by desperation, Elena is on the brink of selling herself to the Den a grim fate where bodies are commodities for the Elite and the privileged few. Despite the pleas of her sister and best friend to explore other options, Elena’s panic sends her sprinting towards the Door. In a twist of fate or strategic planning, it swings open, allowing Elena and Bren a taste of freedom in the outside world. However, before they can make it to the forests protection, they are shot down, dragging them into the clutches of Hell’s Keep beneath the Minister’s residence. Meanwhile, Bren finds himself thrust into a perilous alliance with the Minister, forced to serve as his assassin to ensure Elena’s survival. Faced with the moral quandary of sacrificing his humanity to preserve her life, Bren forms unexpected bonds with fellow assassins Klaus and Thomas, blurring the lines between friend and foe. As their destinies intertwine, they hurtle towards a pivotal moment where the Minister’s revelation threatens to reshape their world, leaving them poised on uncertainty. Unaware of her sister’s fate, Alasea struggles with the grim reality of her belief in Elena and Bren’s deaths. All while her mother sits as the Minister’s captive, awaiting her death on the Red Wall. Broken and alone, Alasea embarks on a quest for survival, guided by her mother’s cryptic mention of a Book that holds the key to their family’s history and the city’s blood-woven past
