As Nolan becomes an unwilling spy, the State strikes, leaving the Resistance reeling. Casualties mount and Alexander is drawn further into the fold as he learns that the leak may have come from Nolan. When an unexpected person threatens Niek's safety, Alexander has to force Lucas to accept that the time for secrets is past.

The Resistance needs a new foothold, and Nolan needs to make amends, but can Alexander risk Thaxter finding out his true allegiances in his attempts to help? How long can he keep up the game before he's forced into hiding again? The time for hard choices has come, but the clock is running out for all of them in this second book of The Elite and the Rogue Series.