Six months after the communication by Edward, Morag is still trying to piece things together. She trains daily with Colonel Tesso, in an attempt to bring her physical skills up to match her mental ones. Brax battles with visions of his master and fears his presence will put Morag in danger as his mental chains are pulled tighter. The Spymaster's daughter struggles to deal with her abusive father, hiding a secret she is prepared to take to the grave. John whose life has been a lie, discovers the truth about himself through Ava. Brought together after he catches her failed attempted suicide, they overcome the chains of blood and steel that imprison them."