Forced into an impossible situation during her fight with Kirigan, Alina makes a fateful decision that alters her relationship with magic — and Mal.
Alina and Mal embark on a search for the second amplifier. Kaz hatches a scheme to lay waste to his nemesis. Kirigan seeks a cure for what ails him.
Steven Grant, a mild-mannered man who works a mundane job, begins to suspect that his life may not be his own when an alter living inside him begins to emerge.
