Piper Griffiths wants only one thing: to become the Consul, the guardian of peace between humans and daemons. But three obstacles stand in her way. The first is Lear. Incubus Terribly attractive and cunning. His main mission is to pester Piper and annoy her with this. The second is Ash. Draconian. Strong. Dangerous. He knows a lot, but doesn't reveal anything. He's also attractive... and scary. Very scary. The third is the Sugar stone. Secret magic weapon of mass destruction. Before that, he was hidden in her Consulate until thieves broke in and until the murders occurred. And then the thieves disappeared. And Piper is accused of the crimes. Now she is on the run, her dreams of becoming a Consul have been dashed, and all the demons in the city want to kill her. She can only rely on herself, she has no one to trust except two untrustworthy daemons... from the first and second obstacle.