Trade Beyond the Law

Lyrasia knew she had only bought herself time.

Her deal with Lord Aelius Varian had spared her from becoming his pawn, but it had not solved her real problem—the village of Ormere still had no food.

Varian's funding was a long-term advantage, but the people back home couldn't eat potential. They needed grain, and they needed it now.

And in the capital, when legal trade failed…

There was always an alternative.

The Underground Market.

A place where laws held no weight and trade followed its own rules. A world hidden beneath the city's shining wealth, where gold was second to information, and fortunes were built on secrets, debts, and deception.

But entry wasn't so simple.

The Underground Market wasn't for common thieves or desperate peasants—it was a sanctuary for those who could play the game. To even step foot inside, one had to prove they belonged.