Babylon before the siege.
He was an agent for Cyrus the Great.
They told him she was the enemy.
He infiltrated her cabal.
And then he realized she'd told him the truth.
From the ashes of Babylon... a new star awakens. Those who know the game, rewrite the rules.

Book Two in a sweeping espionage mystery series set during the reign of Cyrus the Great, where diplomacy masks danger and loyalty is never simple.

This volume can be read independently; Book One is not required.

As Babylon's once-mighty empire teeters on the edge of collapse, a young Median freedom fighter leads a covert resistance against Cyrus' advancing forces which threatens the diplomatic mission led by Kratos, a Greek satrap and commander loyal to Cyrus. Among his team is a conflicted warrior-informer tasked with uncovering her network. Their enemies-to-lovers arc simmers beneath the surface, threading passion and betrayal into the heart of the siege.

Thalia, a physician with ties to both Persia and Babylon's royal bloodline, observes the unravelling from within. As secrets surface and alliances shift, she must navigate a web of hidden motives and moral uncertainty. What she believed may no longer be true ? or was it never true at all?

Set during the reign of Nabonidus, the last king of Neo-Babylon ? whose legacy and that of his daughter echo through history as the first archaeologists ? this is a tale of espionage, identity, and the quiet war beneath the surface.

Truth is a weapon. And Babylon is watching.