It’s been three weeks since Draeldin freed Nova from his old master. But without Draeldin’s constant reassurances about his safety and assured future, Nova doesn’t know how he’d cope. He still sees danger around every corner, still jumps at every shadow, and still fears the loss of the fragile paradise he has achieved.

So when Draeldin fails to return from his latest business trip, Nova’s tentative peace shatters. Worse than waiting for news is learning the truth. Draeldin has been shot. And by a magic bullet to boot. The spelled injury plunges Nova’s master into an enchanted sleep from which he cannot wake. In order to break the spell, someone must enter the dream and make him aware of his predicament.

But the path is not clear. Shades of Draeldin’s personality haunt the dreamscape testing all who enter, forcing them to prove their identity before they can reach their goal. If Nova cannot navigate the dream himself, he’ll have to rely on Suleroth to do it for him.

But Suleroth has demons of his own. And if he wants to navigate Draeldin’s enchanted dream, he might finally have to face them.

Contains chapters 16-20 of The Slave Makers series previously published separately: