Marcus Romano had everything — wealth, power, brilliance, and a face that opened every door in Europe. What he didn't have was a soul. In the restricted archives of the Vatican, something ancient was waiting for him. Something that had been planning this moment for six thousand years. He should have run. Instead, he whispered, "Come in." Within years, Romano would control the global economy, rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem, survive his own assassination, and demand that every person on earth receive a Mark — survival for those who take it, death for those who refuse. An apocalyptic thriller that follows the most terrifying seven years in human history — written before they actually happen. When the Mark becomes mandatory, there's no middle ground. What would you do?