ALEX(IS) is forced to break the Concilium of Kiev in order to keep peace and along the way he finds unlikely allies and deep treachery.
ALEX(IS) is the doppelgänger, born and abandoned in 1590BC. Then in 1310AD, long after the death of MNEMOSYNE, his first love and wife, he is hired by JOB to assassinate a vampire named THOR and as he puts a plan in motion Alex discovers a new love in mademoiselle ROSE REAGE also known as EAU de ROSE. When Rose is poisoned the fey become involved and are concerned about Alex’s intent to violate the Concilium of Kiev and break the peace between the fey, vampire, and lycan societies. Rose is saved with the help of WYRD a fairy and PAULINE a wereleapord and old guard of Alex from 600 years ago. Unfortunately, Wyrd is killed by the unknown assassin and ANRHOD is adopted into the Druidic order as his replacement and he is given XANDOWER, the staff from the Living Tree, which aides him in his understanding of the Druidic magic and ways. While Rose is infiltrating the vampires in search of THOR, she is turned into a vampire by LORD ROBERT. Rose learned from Lord Robert of Thor’s location and the group heads to Constantinople to assassinate Thor, where after defeating ERREBUS, the living darkness, Thor is killed.