After being released from the Svoboda juvenile camp, Anya Balanchine is forced into a framework of strictness and straightforwardness. Unfortunately, her criminal record does not make her life any easier. Not a single educational institution wants to be associated with her, because she is on the black list. Plus, all the important people in her life have not been idle: Nettie has entered her second year at Holy Trinity, Scarlet and Gable are closer than ever, and even Vin is in a new relationship. But it happens that friends have to pay their debts, and Anya rushes headlong back into the criminal world to protect them. This is a journey that will take her across the ocean to the heart of the Homeland of Chocolate, where her resolve and heart will be tested in ways never before experienced.