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.

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.