Some chains are invisible. Some never break. Detective Selene Ward has spent years navigating the shadows of Nightrift, a city where crime and corruption are as thick as the fog rolling in from the harbor. But when a gruesome double homicide defies all logical explanation-bodies twisted, contracts burned, and a name from her past scrawled on a piece of charred parchment-she realizes she's up against something far beyond human comprehension. Her investigation leads her to Adrian Blackthorn, a man she swore she'd never trust again. Once an ally, now a mystery tangled in the Veil Council's deadly game, Adrian holds secrets that could unravel not just the case, but reality itself. The contracts aren't just legal documents-they're tethers to something ancient, something that feeds on the living. And Selene's own name is etched into the heart of the conspiracy. As the lines between life and shadow blur, Selene must make an impossible choice: uncover the truth and risk being consumed by it, or walk away and let the darkness claim everything. But in a city where mirrors don't always reflect what they should, and whispers echo from places unseen, the truth may be the most dangerous thing of all. A gripping supernatural noir thriller with an edge of horror, The Veil's Shadow is perfect for fans of dark mysteries, eerie conspiracies, and protagonists who refuse to be broken-even when the darkness is staring back at them.