With the pallor of depression clinging tightly around the family, Thibaut and his brothers work hard to keep the family in control and within the circle of politics but the Nobles will strike a hard blow and remove their one ally. With their situation feeling as if it is more fragile than before, the sense of loss is made stronger by the fact Selene Viper is not at home.
Having gone to Mexico for archaeology and to try and rediscover her smile, Selene Viper stumbles into a tribe of Elders awaiting a sign to awaken and step amongst the Veil again. Not only is it the talk of the century in the Veil, but to host their entrance will bestow an honour to the Viper Clan not given in two hundred years at least! But such honours can stir jealousy and young hearts are always the most reckless as the Viper daughters may prove....
With Selene's heart finally awakened, the rest of the Viper Clan brood might get a surprise when other hearts are roused and all thanks to the arrival of the Elders to the island and for their visitation, the eldest daughters of some of the Noble Vampires!
Will it be a 'happily ever after' for those involved in a political match-up between Elder and Vampire, or will there only be sorrow from political rivals?

This story follows a few years after "Viper in the Shadows" and is book three of the Viper Clan.