There's a traitor on the loose, and Kat's harboring deadly secrets...

I've trained for the last six months to join the Covert Council Service. All that stands in my way are my trials, the final test of my training. If I survive, I'll be a full-fledged agent, able to search for Meglana's hidden talismans and right the wrongs of my mother's past.

Keeping secrets has become a way of life. I'm the only person who knows a Directorate mole lurks in the Council's midst. With the traitor's identity a mystery, I can't afford to trust anyone, even if it means lying to the people I've vowed to protect.

When the mole almost kills me during my trials, I must uncover his identity before he has a chance to finish the job. My search for the traitor will bring the CCS to its knees, but if I fail, my life and the lives of every CCS agent will be forfeit.