[Fates of the Bound 01] • Disreputable Allies

**Hack clean. Run fast. Carry a loaded tranq gun.**

Trained from birth as the perfect heir, Lila dodged her future. Now she keeps her family safe from hackers and intruders-and one another-as chief of its militia. One wrong step could plunge them from highborn society into slavery.

It's a step Lila takes more often these days. Partnering with those she shouldn't. Solving cases in ways that put her family and herself at risk.

Even the prime minister relies on her to investigate cases quietly, ensuring they don't stoke the unrest of the masses. After a hacker breaks into a government server, he asks again.

But one of her disreputable allies needs help first.

If only she could refuse him.