The Fifth Recruit

Fourteen-year-old Atalia Quelligard has spent her life keeping her head down and protecting the only family she has left. Until the day her aunt disappears without warning—and the king's forces threaten to close in on her next. When a cryptic message surfaces hinting at rebellion, buried secrets, and a world far larger than the one she's been allowed to see, Atalia is pulled into an underground network built on lies, shifting loyalties, and impossible choices. But the deeper she goes, the more she realizes the truth isn't just dangerous—it's personal. And survival may require becoming someone she no longer recognizes. Because in Benavue, silence isn't just enforced. It's engineered.