Natasha Carmichael's life has not calmed down any in the month since she returned home. Opening night of her new club, Hades, starts with a murder that has Natasha on the top of a half-caste hating police detective's suspect list. Things with her and Anton are still on shaky ground and her best friends, Kain and Mercy, are at odds over a marriage proposal gone wrong. Trying to figure out who the killer is leads the search right to the door of the Soong Order, adding to Natasha's unease. When her darker side threatens to spill out, she has to decide if she wants to remain the coven Mistress or give in to her bloodlust.