The more the world changes and evil prevails, the greater the cost of salvation. Constance—the adopted daughter of Amaryllis and Damien Whitmore—returns from years in London, bringing a technology which may change the tide of the war. She's never seen herself as anything more than a seamstress and Haven House survivor until now. When Matteo sees a willowy figure at a distance, he's intrigued. When Damien Whitmore shoots her, he's horrified. But Constance—Damien's daughter—isn't dead. She's merely exhibiting what the ballistasuit can do. Knowing he needs the technology, he gains Damiens agreement for Constance to travel with him to his home to create enough suits for his men. That's when things begin to happen… Love is one thing, but survival is something entirely different and their safety is not assured in a world of Automatons and Frankenstein style plots.