Mercenary Kate Daniels knows all too well that magic in post-Shift Atlanta is dangerous. But nothing she had experienced could prepare her for this...Kate and the former King of Beasts, Carran Lennart, have finally decided to make their relationship official. But there are several major obstacles standing in their way to the altar...Kate's father, Roland, has kidnapped the demigod Cyman and is slowly bleeding him dry in his endless struggle for power. The Pythia predicted that if Kate married the man she loved, Atlanta would burn and she would lose him forever. And the only person Kate can turn to for help is long dead. There is no chance. The future is bleak. But Kate Daniels has never been one to play by the rules...