A Causality of Fortune: Heloise's Thread (Tales from the Scarlet Knot)

Bloody Athon is marching on Bariq. In the capital of Mose to take their people back. Heloise, a courtesan and single mother, is just trying to get through the the day and take care of her family. Ronen, a spy from Athon, has infiltrated Mose with his closest friend and partner to find a weakness in the self-proclaimed impregnable ringed city of Mose. The two threads of fate intertwined as Heloise's family threatened by a powerful man in Mose and by invading spies who mistakenly broke into her apartments. Sides must be chosen and secrecy maintained if Heloise hopes to survive the oncoming siege with what family she can save.