Silas has done many horrible things as a demon without apology or regret. He has his reasons for creating his granddaughter and putting her in harm's way.But what are those reasons?Why did he become a demon?Why did he manipulate the Crane and Dubois bloodlines to create Mattie Hathaway to take on Deleriel, a Fallen Angel?Silas's past has been kept closely guarded, his intentions his own.But now those secrets are threatened, his past about to be laid bare to the only two people he cares about.Will it cost him everything when they discover the real reason he created his granddaughter, or will they understand?