Now, all thirteen of the Children of Earth have arrived and taken root in town. Together at last, they can perform the series of rituals necessary to awaken their father, a wrathful entity known as the God of the Earth. Daphne protects their identities from Pastor Ted and the God-fearing locals out of love and allegiance to Owen, but it s eating at her. When people start disappearing from town and Daphne begins receiving visions from God, her allegiance and even her love is brought into question.