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For as long as anyone can remember, all of the royal families host a yearly competition occurring at the notorious masquerade ball. Information on this event is strictly confidential, and Illyria Havalon knows that attending this competition without knowing to expect is a huge risk. Though she believes, among all the other criminals, that the promise is too good to resist... a spot on the royal court and all crimes committed to be forgotten.
It seems like a dream come true for assassins, thieves, and rebels all over the land, Illyria included. Each criminal is nominated by a member of the royal council or court, the council being the utmost superiors. When Illyria is sponsored by a member of the council, something totally unexpected for a new assassin like her, the crown prince himself, she finds herself in a dangerous game of lust, lies, desire, and betrayal...
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