No one would suspect that Ariadne, the cold and deadly “Silent Knife” of Prince Liliane, was once a sensitive college girl who preferred books to blades. But that life ended when her lover Andre cast her aside, into the waiting fangs of an unknown Sire who fled after the Embrace.

Re-shaped by her Prince’s cruel tutelage, Ariadne has fought hard to earn her place in Liliane’s court. Now that court is threatened from all sides: Liliane’s former Seneschal is staging a rebellion, wielding deadly magics that threaten Kindred and humans alike.

The Invictus Council is preparing a hostile takover to preserve the Masquerade, and the city’s powerful Mages are losing patience with the entire vampire population. In short, this is the worst possible time for Andre to re-enter Ariadne’s life. In his presence, the girl Ariadne once was begins to resurface, and this may be just the chance her jealous Elders are waiting for to rid themselves of her upstart presence....

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