Ezekiel remains several steps ahead of everyone—from the Dragon Tasker to his myriad of troublesome allies. But when schemes unravel and corrupt partners threaten, the Director of Crimson must change the course of everything.

As the half-demon son of the Lord of the Abyss, few hold power over Dante. For the first time, someone from his past is ready to exploit him, his power, and connections. What do they want and what will they pay?

While Jean-Michel and Gabriel try to overcome their haunted pasts to understand who they are to one another, they find themselves thwarted at every turn. Someone doesn’t want them to free the dragons from Crimson’s blacklist.

Will they unravel the web of deception in time to protect everyone they care about? Or will they fall victim to the machinations that threaten to destroy them all?