It's been a year since Sargo carried Bird out of Zenith headquarters, soaked in her blood. Since then, life has been the way he likes it. Stable. Orderly. Everything in its place. But the cracks are beginning to show. Living with Bird is not easy. And political tension crackles just below the surface of the city of Brume, ready to ignite. When Bird goes missing after a chilling attack, Sargo finds himself at the center of a deadly plot that makes him question everything he thought he knew about her, himself, and the city he calls home. Can he find Bird before the world is dragged into inter-dimensional war? Does he even to find her?