Intimacy between angel and human is forbidden.

And with good reason.

But Gideon and Liora's need for each other is stronger than any taboo.

They have found refuge among the last free Cherubim. But Gideon's mysterious powers are causing discord between those who see him as an abomination and those who want to wield him as a weapon.

His new status as the only human ever to have been gifted with a soulblade only makes him a bigger target. And when Liora also receives one of the fabled weapons from Gideon's dying mentor, it's too much for some.

In the meantime, the Joint Chiefs have begun meeting in secret, without the President's knowledge...