Lord Crane has never had a lover quite as elusive as Stephen Day. He knows Stephens job as justiciar requires secrecy, but the magician is doing his disappearing act more than seems reasonableespecially since Crane will soon return to his home in China. When a blackmailer threatens to expose their illicit relationship, there's only one thing stopping Crane from leaving the country he loathes: Stephen. Stephen has problems of his own. As he investigates a plague of giant rats sweeping London, his sudden increase in power, boosted by his blood-and-sex bond with Crane, is rousing suspicion that hes turned warlock. With all eyes on him, the threat of exposure grows. Stephen could lose his friends, his job and his liberty over his relationship with Crane. Hes not sure if he can take that risk much longer. Crane isnt sure if he can ask him to. The rats are closing in, and something has to give.
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