Trauma and pain can cause thorns to grow in the heart and choke out the spirit. Maranda Blackston understands this reality as she is grieving from the loss of her only child. This unique position gives her the power of the Choice, the one thing that can save mankind in its most desperate hour. She will be assisted by the angel Bethel and the Watcher group, four ancient families that have been making Choices for centuries. Using the scroll and the locket, tools they have given her; she braves the depths of grief to find solace in the future.