No matter how far you run you can never escape your past.For eighteen years, geeky artist Patrick Centrina thought he was alone. Normal. Human. That things like super-tech and daemons where just fantasy. Now he knows that none of those things are true. However, if he wants to keep the parts or his old life he treasures most, he'll have to become an expert liar, and quick. Because his new-found abilities are already starting to leak through his human facade. Patrick's walking a precarious line between his two lives where one misstep could put the people he cares about in danger, or worse expose their heavily guarded secrets to the world.Since his family was murdered by the Kakodemoss when he was six, reclusive tech genius Travis Centrina has been adrift within Kalodaemon society. Alone. Isolated. Helpless. Secretly blaming himself for being unable to protect his family. Now, years later, Travis once again has something worth protecting--his best friend Nualla, and Patrick, the little brother he thought was dead. But if past events prove anything, it's that the people closest to him seem to find their way to the top of the Kakodemoss' hit list. If he wants to safeguard those he holds most dear, it's going to take every ounce of his ability. But will even <i>that</i> be enough? And will he be able to break his own heart to ensure it is? A storm is brewing in Karalia, but will the Centrina boys have what it takes to save the their home and the people they love? Or are the dark shadows of the past already closing in to swallow them whole?