A year after the end of the war that brought them together, Raymond
Payet and Jean Bellaiche have found a balance in their
relationship: Jean drinks only Raymond's blood; Raymond sleeps
only in Jean's bed. The demands of their public roles as
president of l'Association Nationale de Sorcellerie and chef de
la Cour of the Parisian vampires keep them busy dealing with
fallout from the war and the alliance, particularly the
not-always-successful partnerships between vampires and wizards.The
foundation of an institute to research and educate wizards and
vampires about the implications of the partnership bonds only adds
to those responsibilities. When political factions, both vampire
and mortal, oppose their leaders' decisions, the stress begins
to affect Raymond and Jean's deepening relationship. And when
political opposition turns to vandalism and then to violence,
they'll have to find a way to reconcile their personal and
professional lives before external and internal forces pull them
apart.
