The cycle of the Bride continues with the seventh volume of Murena's adventures. In June 63 AD, Nero has just lost his little Claudia Augusta. The baby was only four months old and his father's distress is deep. At the steps of the Empire, Jews defy Rome and the emperor wonders: what is this master that the so-called Peter serves? And Murena? He lost his beloved Acte and decided to leave Gaul to return to Rome. But what will be the reaction of the unpredictable Nero when he learns that the proscrite has returned to the city in the seven hills?