After a fight at Griffith Observatory the coterie is on the run, but must also protect The Masquerade and clean up their mess.

The coterie meets X, a Malkavian who takes Annabelle under his wing as the vampires try to enjoy a night out at Victor's nightclub, where they're interrupted by old enemies and new threats.

The coterie and X confront enemies who have been harassing them, and learn that their threat goes deeper than they imagined. Victor meanwhile grapples with uncomfortable truths, and Annabelle learns that nothing in the night is what it really seems.

Victor's claims to the barony of the Valley may be harder to enforce than he thought, and a mysterious guest threatens to throw the coterie into chaos.

The coterie begins its takeover of the Valley and must decide if a new vampire is an enemy or an ally.

With fire behind and blood in front, the coterie races to find Jasper after learning he may be in mortal danger. But what - and who - they find in the Nosferatu's underground lair leads them into their own peril, and leaves them with even more questions about him.

The coterie is brought into a showdown with the Blaine gang, even as they face difficult truths about what it really means to be a vampire in L.A.

Jasper repays a debt, explores a maze, and confronts who and what he left behind after he became a vampire.

Nelli G works behind the scenes to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with vampire politics, her mysterious past, and her uncertain future.

Victor and Ib work to establish control of the new Barony, and Victor gains new insight into what it truly means for a mortal to serve the undead.

It is time. Annabelle has put this off for as long as she can, but recent events force her hand. All choices are dangerous, and yet she must choose.