The death of my serial killer father was supposed to free me. After the horrors of high school my family has reluctantly left me behind to heal from my trauma on my own terms but since my kidnapping I no longer know the girl who stares back at me in the mirror. The love of my life is avoiding me, desperate to keep me safe, and the man who should hate me won’t stop coming to my rescue. I’ve always known what I wanted but now I’m not so sure. But the criminal underworld of Mounts Bay never sleeps and with new players on the board there’s all new threats and the stakes have never been higher. But one thing is for sure. I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.

Everything has changed. The time away from my family was supposed to be about finding myself, finding out who I am now that I am free, but nothing in our world is easy and some lessons are the hardest to learn. I can’t trust anyone. With two open spots on the Twelve that have to be filled, loyalties won’t just be tested, they’ll be pushed to the limits. No one is safe once they step into the Game. All of my dreams of leaving high school and my family being free seem like a distant memory now, the shadows of our pasts still hanging over our every move. Sticking together has never been so hard. But one thing is for sure. Nothing will ever be the same again.

It was never supposed to be like this. My darkest secret has just been sent to the one person I was desperate to hide it from and now it’s too late to take it back. The damage has been done. With Atticus’ life in the balance and three new members about to be sworn in to the Twelve, the stakes have never been higher. Having my family back should be the greatest blessing but instead, it’s just made things more complicated. We’re building a new empire in the Bay, one that is stronger than any that came before it. Loyalties are being tested and reputations forged on the streets of the country’s most notorious city. But one thing is for sure. We might not all make it through, but so begins my reign.