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* CON-FREAKING-FIRMED!!! On 13 May 2022, Pixelberry confirmed that there will be a sequel and Chapter 17 is just the book finale.

CON-FREAKING-FIRMED!!! There will be a 3rd book after all!

** [[spoiler: CONFIRMED!!]]

* Confirmed, Trystan gives the throne to [[spoiler:Lydea]] and returns to NYC with Cameron.

Despite Pixelberry confirming it beforehand, the finale of Book 2 has a bonus scene that [[spoiler: doesn't include a sneak peek into the next book like Book 1 did]], and the final message reads something along the lines of "Thank you for playing. We hope you enjoyed it", which is typically reserved for series finales. It's possible that Pixelberry are preparing for a potential cancellation, so they don't end the series on a cliffhanger.

** Jossed. [[spoiler: Lydea is the bastard.]]

* Astrid: The summary of Chapter 14 mentions that the bastard is a daughter, and given her reputation as a BlackWidow, it is likely Juliana was one of her many dead lovers.

[[WMG: The BigBad of Book 2]]
Since they're connected to the death, if not murder, of Countess Juliana, it's most likely someone in the Royal Family. Now the question is just who?
* Update: The blog mentioned it's one of Trystan's siblings. Now the question is which one?

* Given that there is a Book 3, this seems likely.

If there is a Book 3, it would be hard to balance Trystan's screentime if they were in Drakovia, and several pieces of dialogue suggest that they don't really want to rule the country, but they're doing it because they feel like they have to. As such, Book 2 may end with them going back to New York with Cameron, who, after solving the case, will be confident enough to start solving their father's murder, leading to Book 3.

* Markarov: He opposes the Heir Equity Act. He's seen as a traditionalist, but killed Nadja [[spoiler:and Sebastyan]] since the Act would likely only cover the ruling Monarch's (King Maxsim for example) children but not their spouse's own.

If there is a Book 3, it would be hard to balance Trystan's screentime if they were in Drakovia, and several pieces of dialogue suggest that they don't really want to rule the country, but they're doing it because they feel like they have to. As such, Book 2 may end with them going back to New York with Cameron, who, after solving the case, will be confident enough to start solving their father's murder, leading to Book 3.

The GrandFinale will see Trystan ascend the Drakovian throne and marry Cameron, who will rule by Trystan's side. Think about it, the cover featuring Trystan putting a crown on Cameron's head, the fake engagement in Chapter 1... these could be {{foreshadowing}} the series' ending.

* Astrid. Given her dim-witted ValleyGirl personality, the fact that she "left a trail of dead lovers in her wake", and that [[VisualNovel/VeilOfSecrets it wouldn't be the first time]] that the BigBad turned out to be ObfuscatingStupidity, her persona could be a ruse to throw people off her trail.

* Patryk. He's the only Thorne who was conspicuously absent around the time of the murder, and the business that he had to attend to at the time could have been a distraction from him being there all along.

[[WMG:If the series really ends with Book 2...]]
The GrandFinale will see Trystan ascend the Drakovian throne and marry Cameron, who will rule by Trystan's side.

* While this seems plausible, there has yet to be a Book 3 for a series that started out as VIP early access, and all books that would have had sequels releasing in 2024 and beyond will probably end at Book 2, so as not to have one sequel released to everyone and the other sequel only released to VIP players. If this is the case, then unfortunately Jimmy Rose's murder will remain an unsolved mystery, much like Perdita's disappearance in ''Murder at Homecoming'', and just like in said book, the main character will accept that some mysteries just aren't meant to be solved and move on.