Snow on Empty Streets

Shen Sui kept her school books open by day and her training marks hidden at night. Then she walked into a snow-covered city where every room was left in mid-use, and every clue pointed to a choice, not a massacre. She had spent years hiding her power training from parents who wanted a safer life for her, so she knew how to lie with a straight face. Now she had to use that skill to survive court pressure, an arranged marriage threat, and a rival officer who kept blocking her path. The sealed family seal box, the hidden ribbon, and the borrowed jade pendant pulled her deeper into a trap built by people who thought women should stay out of command. Li Zhen kept getting in her way, and that made...