Conman, jailbird, rookie, agent, fugitive . . . I've worn a whole lot of labels over the past year. But the Consilium, AKA the heinous secret league of power-hungry psychos that has been covertly pulling the world's strings for decades, has slapped a few more on me: abnormality, keystone of evil, and my personal favorite, 'annoying pest that keeps escaping our clutches.'

I've battled empaths, mages, demons, rogues, and an astonishing quantity of bureaucratic nonsense, but the Consilium is by far the biggest and most dangerous enemy I've ever had the pleasure of clashing with. On my own, I won't be able to stop the nefarious tide of influence and control they're spreading across the mythic world.

But with the help of Lienna Shen and my other allies, I'm hoping to earn a few new titles from my ultra-ornery foe, starting with 'giant pain in their collective ass' and finishing with 'nightmare they never should have messed with.'

I just need to make sure I don't add 'unintentional bringer of the apocalypse' to my resume in the process.