The Thirty-Third

Months after the death of her Mimi and the full onset of Aurelia's regressive mind sickness, Kesi stands as Matriarch and ruler of the Beachwick. Though overworked and deprived of sleep, she leads with a clear will. Her people have accepted her. The Sisterhood moves with all the precision of one of her machines. And in the few quiet moments she can claim, she shares her life with the man she loves.

But the work is not finished.

Two of the four tasks laid upon her bloodline remain unfulfilled. Xara is still out there, bearing the power of the mask, and while Kesi has come to understand her own magic, it has begun to shift in unsettling ways. Each night brings less rest and more warning, her dreams poisoned by visions of a future she cannot yet prevent.

The Sisterhood has survived by honoring its past. Now, under Kesi's rule, it must face what is still to come.