Seventeen years ago, Zara disappeared in the middle of a deadly war, leaving behind her newborn daughter and one final promise: protect her.Now, seventeen-year-old Cassandra Vale is living what appears to be a normal life.She has a loving father, a best friend who never stops annoying her, and a life far removed from the violence of her childhood.But Cassandra doesn't know the truth about the night she was born.She doesn't know why her father trained her to fight.She doesn't know why her mother's past is buried beneath layers of secrets.And she certainly doesn't know that dangerous people have been watching her for years.When a mysterious package resurfaces, Damien realizes that the past he fought so hard to bury has returned—and this time, Cassandra is at the center of it.Behind the shadows lies The Red Ledger, a ruthless syndicate connected to Cassandra's past, her mother's disappearance, and secrets that could change everything she knows about herself.As the people around Cassandra begin to fall into danger, she is forced to discover a side of herself she never knew existed.Because Cassandra wasn't simply caught in the war.She was born from it.And when the truth finally awakens...The girl everyone thought they knew will disappear.The Dark Angel will rise.