The Toxic Mistress

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>THEY'RE WATCHING. THEY'RE WAITING. AND THIS TIME SHE WON'T PLAY BY THEIR RULES.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Every glance every step every word-Giselle is being watched. What started with hidden cameras and cryptic recordings has escalated into a deadly game of manipulation staged photos and a ghost from the past who may not be dead after all.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Malcolm swears he's protecting her but his silence carries shadows she can't ignore. Serena stands at her side fierce and loyal yet even friendship can turn under pressure. And Eva sharp as glass works to expose the truth before their enemies rewrite it first.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Now the city itself has become the board. Myths are resurrected lies spread faster than facts and every symbol-especially the queen on Giselle's windowsill-can be weaponized. To survive Giselle must claim the board before her hunters make the final move.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>One scar. One phrase. One note. Proof that the past isn't finished-and neither is Elias.</strong></p><p></p>