An unstable balance. Shade’s uncertain future. And the warrior intent on tipping the scales…

Just when Rebecca Bloodshadow thought she could handle life as Shade’s commander, a ghost from her old life tracks her down, demands to be seen, and threatens everything.

Rowan Blackmoon should never have been able to find her. Now, he won’t leave her alone, and if anyone finds out about their shared history together, all bets are off for Rebecca. What better way to get rid of him than with an ancient initiation rite rigged to make him fail? But when Rowan succeeds, Rebecca’s now stuck with him—the one elf who can destroy her entire life in Chicago, laughing all the way.

The shifter Maxwell Hannigan isn’t happy about it, either. With him and Rowan constantly at each other’s throats, leading a successful magical task force like Shade becomes nearly impossible. Avoiding Rowan’s attempts to get her alone and still unsure if she can trust Maxwell, Rebecca’s chucked between another rock and a hard place. Or, more specifically, her brooding shifter Head of Security and the elf who might have been something more to her, once upon a time.

If she can’t get them both to shape up fast, Shade will fall before they ever see the dangers coming for them. And someone else has noticed the Bloodshadow Heir hiding in Chicago…