Jordan is missing. She, along with twenty-eight other women have systematically disappeared from the area. Seth knows what's happened. He knows their disappearances are linked to the Lockdown. Unfortunately, that doesn't help him find the missing women or end the Lockdown. But Jordan's kidnapping drives him.
Seth follows a plan not only to gain the knowledge and assistance needed to end the Lockdown once and for all, but he also forges alliances, makes new enemies, and learns what it really means to be a House Lord.
A tactical team lead by Deputy Lawson is sent to assist in finding the caster of the Lockdown, the city turns into a battle zone as the syndicate openly attacks Magi on the streets, and the other Houses in the city offer different levels of assistance as well. Seth uses more Magic, has to forge more bonds, and chases down one of the most reviled and feared Magi in the area — his own Half-Sister, the Rogue Magus.
