Wrath looked at her with an unusual seriousness.

—Because if I hadn’t, someone else would have. And not with good intentions.

Emilia felt a pang of confusion. Was Wrath… protecting her?

But before she could process it, someone spoke behind her.

—Your sister was not as innocent as you think.

Emilia spun around.

Before her stood a woman with a cruel smile.

—Vittoria was playing a very dangerous game. And now you are trapped in it.

The ground beneath Emilia’s feet seemed to crumble.

Nothing was what it seemed.

And betrayal was closer than she had ever imagined.

Fifth Part: The Kiss of Sin

The revelation that Vittoria was not the innocent victim Emilia believed left her shaken. Her sister had been playing with fire before she died. How much had she known? How much had she hidden?

But there was no time for answers.

The rules in the Kingdom of the Damned were different. And Emilia was trapped in a game whose rules she did not understand.