In the fictional Middle Eastern country of Aldarrah, democracy is a word only whispered. The regime controls media, elections are a facade, and opposition is crushed beneath polished boots. But when a rising opposition leader is assassinated live on television, suspicion falls not on the government — but on his own party.
Caught in the middle is Layla Rami, a brilliant former political advisor forced into exile after exposing a corruption scandal that was buried before it ever surfaced. Now, Layla is pulled back into the capital when her brother — a prominent journalist — vanishes without a trace.
With elections looming, foreign spies circling, and one haunting message left on her phone — "Silence wins landslides" — Layla must decide who she can trust: the rebel general offering her safety, the ruthless minister who once loved her, or the people rising in the streets with nothing left to lose.