The action becomes more tense in the last third of the book and will be welcomed by fans, when Cordelia and James, ably supported by Matthew and Luce, face the demon Belial.

In only a few short weeks, she has seen her father murdered, her plans to become parabatai with her best friend, Lucie, destroyed,
and her marriage to James Herondale crumble before her eyes. Even worse, she is now bound to an ancient demon, Lilith, stripping
her of her power as a Shadowhunter.
After fleeing to Paris with Matthew Fairchild, Cordelia hopes to forget her sorrows in the city’s glittering nightlife. But reality intrudes
when shocking news comes from home: Tatiana Blackthorn has escaped the Adamant Citadel, and London is under new threat by
the Prince of Hell, Belial.
Cordelia returns to a London riven by chaos and dissent. The long-kept secret that Belial is James and Lucie’s grandfather has been
revealed by an unexpected enemy, and the Herondales find themselves under suspicion of dealings with demons. Cordelia longs to
protect James, but is torn between a love for James she has long believed hopeless, and the possibility of a new life with Matthew.
Nor can her friends help — ripped apart by their own secrets, they seem destined to face what is coming alone.
For time is short, and Belial’s plan is about to crash into the Shadowhunters of London like a deadly wave, one that will separate
Cordelia, Lucie, and the Merry Thieves from help of any kind. Left alone in a shadowy London, they must face Belial’s deadly army.
If Cordelia and her friends are going to save their city — and their families — they will have to muster their courage, swallow their
pride, and trust one another again. For if they fail, they may lose everything — even their souls.