Three years have passed since Damore and Garnathe collided. The Algos finally seem satisfied with the Gages as they settle down with their new families, and despite having an unlimited supply of money from unknown sources and a requirement to have kids, things are looking pretty bearable for the usually tumultuous couples. But not everything is as calm as it seems. Pressure from the council brings some to their breaking point and others to something worse. And a malevolent new threat shows up in the unlikeliest of places: within their own minds. With Alice's past coming back to haunt her, Griffin's future looking grim, Kajetan's present revealing itself in all of its terrible glory, and plenty of surprises for all, their lives are about to be turned upside-down. Again.