It's been a year since Vivia made the deal that brought her back from the underworld, and life is slowly getting back to normal. Or as normal as it can be for a death hag who has recently leveled up. Vivia has turned full crone but along with the increased wrinkles and warts, her powers have rapidly increased and she's struggling to keep control in a city with far too many living creatures in close range. She's back at her old job at the Lipscombe Trust and has no intention of being drawn into more drama. But this time it's different. A werebee has been murdered, her body found in the shadow of her hive's famous high rise and an old friend needs Vivia's help to stop a coming war. The werewasps have taken their chance to finally take down their mortal enemies the werebees. Or perhaps it's the other way around. Either way, Vivia needs to get to the truth of an ancient feud before outright war spills onto the streets of London.