**CONNECTIONS AND CONSPIRACIES** Rishe’s attempt to make a deal with her benefactor from a previous life, Kaine Tully, has backfired, and now she’s forced to come up with a new plan. Determined to secure the Aria Trading Company’s connections and resources though, Rishe rolls up her sleeves and gets to work. Her mission? Convince Tully of her value as a trading partner by establishing a business of her very own! Yet just when things seem to be looking up for her, she’s kidnapped and brought to the slums! Who exactly is behind her abduction and what do they want?