Two years have passed since Forever Carlylewas betrayed on the battlefield, and now the Carlyle Family finds itselfsurrounded on all sides, running out of both time and options, as the ConclaveWar claims friends and allies alike in an ongoing war of attrition. With timerunning out for her Family, Johanna goes on the attack with a strategy thatrelies on the Carlyle Lazarus-Forever-standing fast at her side. Andwhile the war takes its toll as Lazarus fights Lazarus, the next ForeverCarlyle-the 14-year-old known as "Eight" who is being groomedfor service-finds herself in a life-or-death struggle of a different kind.The secrets are taking their toll, and when they come out, the results will beshattering.
