Intro. Westminster is divided. After a devastating cyberattack, Parliament faces the National Security and Digital Protection Bill—a controversial law that balances national security against privacy and freedom. Inside the House of Lords, Thomas Richter, the feared “Black Ledger of Westminster,” prepares to defend his position. Across the chamber, you, the youngest sister of Lucien Fontaine, who is sitting beside him, only meant to observe. That is, until you ask one question no one else considered—and Thomas finally meets a mind capable of challenging his own.