The Ephemeral Line

Aaric Mitchell: "Are you sure you want to do this, Daniel? You know you can wait another year if you want."

Daniel Mitchell: "No...No, I got this. I'll be fine...Really."

Aaric Mitchell: "You need to keep that with you to allow Artic inside of the school... And that card is linked directly to my bank account...just in case something happens to come up and you need something..."

Daniel Mitchell: "Thank you, Aaric."

--The dialouge between Aaric and Daniel in the preview for The Ephemeral Line.

The Ephemeral Line is set to be the second book, in the "The Marked" book series. It takes place roughly four to five months after the events of The Marked have played out.

It's release date is expected to be sometime in the 2016-2017 year.

Plot
While the general plot is unknown, it is possible, in fact almost certain, that it will revolve around Aaric Mitchell and Mason Mitchell. Included in the preview, the introduction of Elenwood University will be present as Daniel starts his first year of college.

On his Twitter page, the author revealed that part of the plot will center around the introduction of two new main characters: Cale Hamilton and Dante.

Characters
While most of the main characters are set to return from the previous novel, the only confirmed characters are as followed. Some characters listed were not included in the preview but are going to be in the next novel:

Main Characters

 * Aaric Mitchell (seen in the preview)
 * Mason Mitchell
 * Daniel Mitchell (seen in the preview)
 * Artic (seen in the preview)
 * Conley Mitchell
 * Hayden Zachariah

Supporting Characters
The author has released a list of names of the new characters to be introduced on his Twitter page. They are as follows:
 * Caleb Mitchell
 * Cain
 * Kenton Alexandria
 * Marcus Nolan
 * Kelton Nolan

New Main Characters

 * Jacob Allen
 * Cale Hamilton
 * Dante
 * Valen Rath
 * Malik Mitchell

New Supporting Characters

 * Jesse Rath
 * Zair
 * Cromwell Sara
 * Zachariah

Trivia

 * The word "Ephemeral" translates to "lasting for a very short time" or "momentary".
 * As seen with the ending of "The Marked", it is possible the plot will be centered or loosely centered around Aaric Mitchell and Mason Mitchell.
 * The significence of the breaking apart of the Moon is to be clarified in this story.
 * It is confirmed that the significance of the picture Hayden found in The Marked will be explained.
 * The author revealed that the plot will also center around three new main characters: Cale Hamilton, Dante, and Malik Mitchell.
 * It is possible that Malik Mitchell will hold some sort of relation to the Mitchell Family.
 * Caleb Mitchell has become a supporting character while Hayden Zachariah has become a main character.