Four months have passed since Arlia and Nigel's first 'date', during which the two remained in contact while their enemies, Hayley, Isaac, and Sean, continued to train and push themselves further, exploring more about their powers, and memories in Isaac's case. Regardless of what happened, it seemed that the fates of these particular individuals were becoming more and more intertwined as time passed. Alliances prospered and friendships were forged, acquaintances became friends and then moved into something more. Perhaps fate itself had a hand in this intertwining destiny as even love began to blossom amongst some of these people. However, for one loving couple, their story was about to take a darker turn.

Arlia and Nigel had been meeting more and more often since their first secret rendezvous and the romance between them rapidly grew and bloomed like a flower in Spring, but between trying to lay low from Crey's surveillance and evading the Medici's immense sphere of influence and network within the entire city, it was only a matter of time until the cat was out of the bag. One day, a package came address to the Howeland residence. It was a small innocuous box with a thumb drive inside of it, protected with bubble wraps, and a card stating that this package was addressed to one Nigel Howeland. There appeared to be no foul play with regards to the box or its content and it seemed rather harmless, if not strangely unusual.