Megan and her new family stopped Symatha and Ansel from building the weapon of The Five Angels, only to find out that CJ is a Vernadali. While CJ is training in the Curtails of the North, Megan is left with nothing but to plan their wedding.

When Clarice gets a message that her father is dying, Megan and CJ come home to travel with Clarice to Obsecuritan. No one knows what awaits them there, but they can only hope that they can find answers as to how they can stop Ansel.

Clarice's closely guarded secrets are about to be revealed, but at what cost? And just what is Ansel up to?