The most important rule of the future Consul is simple: do not meddle in the affairs of daemons. But Piper is going to break it. Just think! After an almost fatal scandal with the Sugar stone, she got a chance to return to the life she wanted. To study to become a Consul, she needs to forget about Ash and Lyra. While Ash is dangerous and mysterious, and Lir is seductive and annoying, they aren't as bad as they are for daemons. There's just one problem. Ash is missing. She shouldn't risk her future because of him. He was lying. He betrayed her. But he also saved her life, damn it. Wherever he is, he is in trouble. Who will help him if not her? But every secret revealed gets darker, and Piper plunges deeper into Ash's world, from where she cannot escape.