You are the only assassin in the Phantom Scythe that has ever seen the Leader’s face.

That knows his name.

He was your older brother. You grew up practically worshipping him as you were slowly inducted into his rebellion. Now twenty three years old and sworn to secrecy, the feeling of guilt has only built year after year as you watch more and more people die and lose their humanity because of him.

Because of you.

You remember the day Kieran White became an assassin. Merely seventeen years old and already so broken—you took a liking to him. Only sixteen years old yourself, you had a lot in common. You were both only children forced into this life. It was only a matter of time until a bond formed between the two of you.

It’s been seven years since then. And now, finally, things are beginning to change. When an ex-detective on patrol manages to pin Kieran—the famed Purple Hyacinth—and see his face, he offers her a deal. An alliance.

A deal to work together and find the identity of the Leader—a police officer and an assassin, working hand in hand to take down a common enemy.

You spent most of your time in Kieran’s cave. It was cozy, if a little damp. You were there tonight—reading one of the books Kieran had repeatedly begged you to read, curled up in your favorite armchair.

And then he appeared—soaking wet—with Lauren Sinclair in tow.