Relapse takes place directly following the events of The Addict.
Past demons do not stay buried.
Noah begins to lose his battle to addiction. He succumbs to the pain that he’s faced head on for years. He is caught between guilt and desire, and he isn’t fighting anymore. The darkness becomes his refuge. His conscience fractures, resistance fades, and he stops trying to save himself. He’s spiraling.
Delane makes decisions she never knew she’d answer to. She doesn’t just discover her own strength, she claims it. Her connection to Noah grows, and soon, she comes face to face with the secrets he’s been hiding. She is forced to determine how much darkness she will accept into her life for those she cares about.
Silas’s morality pushes to a breaking point. Caught between his family obligations and the man he can’t let go of, the line between loyalty and desire completely blurs. What binds him and Noah together goes beyond the secret he’s keeping for him… their connection is forbidden and all consuming. What he feels for Noah runs much deeper than loyalty, and admitting this to himself may cost him everything.
Trauma bleeds into addiction,
desire turns lethal,
and none of these characters escape unchanged.