The war ended years ago, but the Ministry never really recovered. Now it hides its corruption behind polished hallways, political smiles, and sealed records nobody is supposed to touch. Auror Ally Gaunt has spent years making powerful people nervous. She’s reckless, observant, impossible to intimidate, and far too good at uncovering things meant to stay buried. When an entire witness protection convoy disappears without a trace and a classified file appears on her desk with her name written across the front, Ally finds herself dragged into an investigation tied to memory manipulation, illegal magical experimentation, and a Department of Mysteries project known only as Eden Black. The deeper she digs, the more dangerous the people around her become. A calm senior Auror who always seems one step ahead.An Unspeakable who knows too much.A journalist who keeps turning up where she shouldn’t.A Ministry investigator who watches Ally like she’s both evidence and a threat. And somewhere beneath it all— someone already knows exactly who Ally Gaunt is becoming.