All Roads Lead Me to Rome

In the shadows of modern Europe, an ancient order still thrives — the Custodes Romani, protectors of the lost bloodline of the Caesars and guardians of a weapon said to be forged by Mars himself.

Aurelia Vale, once their most lethal assassin, vanished three years ago after a betrayal that left her hands red and her name cursed. But when a coded message appears in her safehouse — written in Latin and sealed with a Roman sigil she swore she’d destroyed — she’s forced back into the labyrinth she escaped.

From the backstreets of Venice to the catacombs beneath Rome, Aurelia must uncover a conspiracy that could awaken the Empire’s true heir — and plunge the modern world into a war between gods, mortals, and ghosts of history.

Because in this world, every path — every betrayal, every sin — leads back to Rome...