History never forgets - and it sure as hell doesn't forgive....
Emmanuel DeAugustino has spent years trying to outpace the shadows of her past - the missions, the programming, the body count, and the woman she used to be. But ghosts don't stay buried forever. Some rise with a vengeance. Enter Madam Zoya Vasilisa, a crime lord with a vendetta forged in blood. Ruthless, brilliant, methodical, and fueled by grief, Zoya doesn't just want retribution - she wants Emma broken, bleeding, and alone before she kills her.
As a precursor to her death, Emma is forced into a deadly game where the board is global and the stakes are not only Emma's life, but everyone she loves, From longtime allies to family, including her innocent two-year-old goddaughter, no one is safe, no one is out of reach. Every choice Emma makes becomes another move in Zoya's brutal campaign, and if Emma survives it's questionable whether she will remain the same.
But this is no longer just about Emma. The past doesn't haunt you - it poisons everything you touch. Everyone is a pawn. Everyone is a target. Everyone is expendable. In this relentless showdown of muscle, mind, and mayhem, Emma must confront not just the assassins looking to end her, but the killer still lurking inside of her. Every step forward risks pulling her back into the cold shell she fought so hard to escape. But if she happens to falter, if she hesitates for even a second, it will cost her more than just her soul..
This game is a mission of the highest stakes of Emma's life and the final reckoning with her past. Because monsters don't just hide in closets... sometimes, they stare back at you in the mirror.
