Mina and Lucifer have ensured they’ll be together forever, but they defied God to do it. Consequences, the scope and severity of which remain unknown, are inevitable. Despite the uncertainty they’re ready for the next step in their relationship—starting a family. To protect their family’s future, Mina will bolster their forces and recruit as many demons to their side as she is able. Meanwhile, Dahlia’s world is rocked to its very core when a love she thought was gone for good returns. Thirteen years ago, she fell in love with an impossible man, one she couldn’t introduce to her family, one they wouldn’t have even believed existed. To make matters worse, he disappeared when she found out she was pregnant, leading her to question whether he was ever real at all. Now that he’s back, he wants to pick up where they left off, and she is faced with a life changing decision—invite the man who abandoned her and broke her heart into her family or lose him forever. The Quickening is an erotic, paranormal romance and is intended for mature audiences.