Aiden and Ky

Ky, a Level Three and Aiden's closest friend, is furious. He tries to extract Aiden, which only ends up in him being arrested alongside him.

Brianne, horrified, has them freed, but Ky wants to teach Lady Brianne a lesson to make up for her putting Aiden in so much danger. Aiden, worried about Ky's volatile nature, goes with him, and Brianne finds herself alone in a train car with two Shareem who have many things on their minds.

The incident has also forced Ky’s feelings he’s kept hidden for Aiden to surface. Such things are forbidden to Shareem, as he learned the hard way years ago.

When Brianne is with them, everything seems to be fine. But when Ky starts to give in to the longing he's had for years, old danger resurfaces, which he knows could mean the end of his life.