Seiran Rou did the unthinkable to save his own life-he killed someone with magic. Now he's haunted by the deed, and his internal troubles are ripping apart his newly strengthened relationship with Gabe. And the Dominion still wants him to toe the line and produce an heir. After receiving threatening e-mails, phone calls, and vandalism that all seem to stem from another dead man from Sei's tormented youth, Matthew Pierson, Sei thinks he's going crazy and realizes he needs help. He turns to a Dominion-recommended psychiatrist. But the past has already dug its claws in deep and someone is helping Sei's old abuser lead him into a trap. Sei knows Gabe will come for him, and he's ready to accept his love now. Only he doesn't know if either of them will survive long enough to find a future together.