It was Syrus Brak's job to keep the Braks' secret safe. Then he was gone. His cousin, Jonathon, knows it's his turn to face the Council's threats and keep the mystery hidden. Jon's memories were swiped, and the secret with them. With painful memories slowly returning, he has to steal the secret back from the Council and make the Highest forget it ever existed. With the surety of misery and the possibility of death, it won't be an easy task.