Lord Crane has never had a lover quite as elusive as Stephen Day. He knows Stephenās job as justiciar requires secrecy, but the magician is doing his disappearing act more than seems reasonableāespecially since Crane will soon return to his home in China. When a blackmailer threatens to expose their illicit relationship, there's only one thing stopping Crane from leaving the country he loathes: Stephen.
Stephen has problems of his own. As he investigates a plague of giant rats sweeping London, his sudden increase in power, boosted by his blood-and-sex bond with Crane, is rousing suspicion that heās turned warlock. With all eyes on him, the threat of exposure grows. Stephen could lose his friends, his job and his liberty over his relationship with Crane. Heās not sure if he can take that risk much longer. Crane isnāt sure if he can ask him to.
The rats are closing in, and something has to giveā¦
Lord Crane has never had a lover quite as elusive as Stephen Day. He knows Stephenās job as justiciar requires secrecy, but the magician is doing his disappearing act more than seems reasonableāespecially since Crane will soon return to his home in China. When a blackmailer threatens to expose their illicit relationship, there's only one thing stopping Crane from leaving the country he loathes: Stephen.
Stephen has problems of his own. As he investigates a plague of giant rats sweeping London, his sudden increase in power, boosted by his blood-and-sex bond with Crane, is rousing suspicion that heās turned warlock. With all eyes on him, the threat of exposure grows. Stephen could lose his friends, his job and his liberty over his relationship with Crane. Heās not sure if he can take that risk much longer. Crane isnāt sure if he can ask him to.
The rats are closing in, and something has to giveā¦