Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)

by Kika Hatzopoulou

Io and Edei shared a glance, each of them connecting the dots. On the same day, twelve years ago, Horatio Long kidnapped and attempted to kill Emmeline Segal, Drina Savva, and Raina—other women, too. The Nine had seen a tale in their artists’ creations, one that demanded the women’s deaths in order to save the city from burning to the ground. Twelve years ago, the city had burned because of the Moonset Riots. Hundreds fell victim to the turf war the anonymous rogue gang ignited, culminating in the loss of the entire Order of the Furies. If not for Bianca Rossi, the Riots would have annihilated the Silts. In a last hurrah, the young smuggler formed a passionate vanguard that hammered down on the aggressors on the eighth and final day of the carnage, essentially ending the Riots by sheer force of will. It took years for the Silts to rebuild. But it still didn’t make sense. If the Nine had gotten a premonition to sacrifice these women to end the Riots, and Horatio had let them escape, then how had the Riots ended?