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Sometimes the choices we make take us far away from those we love.Years ago, Mizha told a lie that tore Zhiro apart. She thought she was protecting him, but now she knows better. A voice tells her that acting out of fear is the only way to stay safe. Will she listen, or will she forgive herself for long enough to make amends? Master Auditor Pakku hasn't made friends as a methodical and principled detective work, but he's survived pirates, assassins, and supernatural attacks. Now he's...
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Sometimes the choices we make take us far away from those we love.Years ago, Mizha told a lie that tore Zhiro apart. She thought she was protecting him, but now she knows better. A voice tells her that acting out of fear is the only way to stay safe. Will she listen, or will she forgive herself for long enough to make amends? Master Auditor Pakku hasn't made friends as a methodical and principled detective work, but he's survived pirates, assassins, and supernatural attacks. Now he's been assigned to a missing persons case that no one wants solved. The only woman who can help him is the chief suspect in a triple homicide who will challenge everything Pakku has ever believed about order and justice. Will his principles die, or will he let the real villains slip away?Lady Una doesn't trust anyone'not since she condemned her former comrades to death in order to escape the hangman's noose. For an assassin, pushing people away isn't just smart business; it's the only way to survive. But when a man she left for dead suddenly reappears at the heart of conspiracy, she'll have to let someone get closer to her than ever before. Will Pakku survive the experience, or will Una cut him out like every other loose thread?The only way to move forward is to face the demons of the past, but some demons won't die quietly.Fantasy/Drama. Teens and up.