The nurse gently handed him to Nora. The new mother cradled the child in her arms.

“He’s beautiful,” she said, looking up at Lucas, who was leaning over the bed.

“Welcome to the world, Sean Jason Kilgore,” he said, his cheeks glistening with tears.

The nurse left the room, giving the family some time alone.

“Our baby has the birthmark,” Nora whispered. “It was one of the first things I checked after they handed him to me and said everything was perfect. It’s on his left thigh and in the shape of a triangle. It looks exactly like the one you have.”

“I know,” agreed Lucas. “I saw it during the delivery. And so once again, it passes from father to son.”

“When he gets older, he’s going to ask what it means,” said Nora.

“And I’ll tell him what my father told me.” Lucas sighed. “We have a few years before he has to be burdened with something that seems impossible when all the implications are considered.”

According to Lucas’s father, their little boy belonged to the world and not just to his parents.

The Mark of Janus is a thought-provoking novel of intrigue and mystery that reveals a centuries’ old secret with the power to disrupt the world’s most fundamental belief.