Bound by Shadows

Some vows burn. The worst ones learn to live in shadow.

Three months after the Ledger Fire, someone is forging Aurelia "Ria" Vale's signature onto new "laws" for the city-and making sure Cassian Rowe takes the blame. To stop a quiet takeover disguised as reform, Ria and Cassian share a roof, a plan, and the kind of honesty that hurts before it heals. In a city that confuses control for care, they'll bait the forger, rewrite the rules, and decide whether the house they built is a shelter...or...