Speculative fiction/soft sci-fi mystery with M/M romance. Phoenix's brother, Logan, has undergone Erasure, a brain alteration surgery that has wiped some of his memories and emotional connections as sentencing for committing a horrible crime. Erasure has become more common as an alternative crime punishment, supported by human rights group The Awakening. Phoenix struggles to decide whether to keep his brother in his life with this new identity, when he receives an anonymous tip that things concerning his brother aren't what they seem, prompting him to investigate the secrets Logan was keeping, and the real circumstances surrounding his Erasure.