Half a year after the death of his lover Takeshi, Rory remains devastated, deflecting Nick's attempts to draw him out. Lorcan takes it upon himself to coax Rory back to life. Then an innocent gesture of affection explodes into a sensational scandal, forcing them to make choices they would otherwise never have considered. Will their friendship survive the pressure of Nightwalker politics, or will their relationship be just another casualty of war?

Author's Note:
The Fourth Age part of the Secret Histories story is detailed in the Pact Arcanum Saga.
For readers who don't want to dive into over 1,800 pages of additional material, this series of novellas directly reprints selected portions of the Pact Arcanum Saga which are relevant to the final book of the Secret Histories: The Fifth Age.
As such, readers of the Pact Arcanum Saga may skip this section without compromising the overall narrative.