Sephy is a Cross – an associate from the dark-skinned ruling class. Callum is definitely a Nought – a ‘colourless’ member of the underclass who have been once slaves to the Crosses. Both have been close friends since early years as a child. But that’s as far as it can move. Until the initial steps are used towards more interpersonal equality and a limited quantity of Noughts are allowed into Crosses academic institutions… Against a background of prejudice and distrust, intensely highlighted by violent terrorist activity by Noughts struggling to acknowledge the injustices any more, a love builds between Sephy and Callum – a love that is to business lead both of them into terrible risk…