The night is unforgiving for those who play games with the past that have very real consequences in the here and now. Michael is exerting his influence on those he believes culpable in the final death of his sire, Xavier, and he is poised to wreak real harm on Aaron Isaac and his coven.

Betrayal it seems, is never far away. Michael is unforgiving of any attempt to counter the desires of his hunt.

Kara Reis still wrestles with the throes of madness left behind in the wake of a tortured spirit after she took the blood of Joshua and almost fell to the nightmares of the past. She has her own game to play but needs to be mindful that all is never as it seems.

Her childe of the blood, Kate has become reckless and may upset the balance. Kara cannot permit that to happen if she is to realise more of Joshua’s ambitions in the wake of Aaron’s acceptance of his fate.

Meanwhile, Morgan Drake seeks retribution for the death of his brother, Tobias, but rumours of Templars in the city and the threat of a Brethren revival pull him in ambiguous directions that may yet decide the outcome of his long night before the coming dawn. .