Lucen wasn't the only one rising.
In District Eleven, Selene Ward—a 23-year-old escort with a smile sharp enough to cut glass—discovered she could control emotion itself. Make people lust. Hate. Obey. Or collapse into despair. She wasn't ashamed of it. She sold pleasure and silence for years—this just made it easier.
But she didn't want power.
She wanted revenge.
The mayor's son used her. Then threw her out like she was nothing. Now he's running for public office—and she's the shadow behind his campaign, slowly feeding poison into his mind.
Selene joins the Veil not because she believes in justice… but because she believes in burning liars alive.