Thomas Neville, finally understanding the secret relationship between the demons and the angels, has managed to build an uneasy relationship with once-friend, Hal Bolingbroke. But if his friendship with Hal is not what once it was, Neville finds himself spending more and more time with Hal's wife, the ailing Mary Bohun. His growing relationship with Mary drives a wedge between Neville and Margaret, but Neville is prepared to risk his marriage if it means finding the secret to Mary's serenity. But Neville is hiding his own secret, and when the angels confront him, Neville finally has to accept that he has never had any choice at all, and that he must choose for the angels. Or must he? Read an excerpt.