This is an unpublished (unsubmitted) book that Myka's father believed had been destroyed a long time ago, at his behest and by his wife, when he found himself unable to part with the book; also due to fear of it being rejected by the publishers. The book seemed to have been an obsession of Warren's or something that was destined to be, because, no matter how many times he tried to write a different story, he would always end up writing the same novel. The book appeared to mirror his own life, or rather the relationship he wanted to have with Myka, but had been unable to achieve. The book was ultimately spared destruction when Mrs Bering couldn't bring herself to burn it, and instead hid it away, never knowing that it would eventually save her husband's life.