A violent act pits brother against brother. Liberty ends for one, in the form of a medium term, maximum security prison sentence. While the other finds his emotional liberty challenged, when his sexual limits are pushed beyond where he thought they would ever go. Consequences of past actions become a dire turning point for one of the brothers and cause serious implications for other’s in the empire. Adeline puts much at risk when she takes a relationship to a different level. Family ties are tested and few come through unscathed.