Rescued, adopted, and raised by a pious witch-hunter in a world that fears anything not stamped with the seal of the Church, young Marcus is a secret he cannot hide. Possessed of demonic features such as horns, hooves, and bat-like wings, trying to blend in in a human town, he is a living reminder of his lineage—and of the dark blood rites that nearly claimed his life as an infant.
Marcus strives to walk a path of virtue and quiet morality in the face of public prejudice, but his heritage is not merely a physical burden...
It is a beacon.
The coven that bled him on the altar has returned, while his sire—a Duke of Hell escaped from his infernal prison—whispers directly into his mind, attempting to alter his path. The Duke needs a vessel to claim his throne, and he is patiently waiting for his son to ripen.
As the silent war between Heaven’s judgment and Hell’s ambition escalates around him, Marcus faces a harrowing choice: endure the quiet cruelty and suspicion to protect a world that views him as a monster... or surrender to the infernal power pulsing quietly in his veins and risk becoming the very nightmare he was raised to destroy?