by J.R. Ward
Part of Black Dagger Brotherhood, book 13
First published 2015
Trez "Latimer" lives a fabricated life in Caldwell's criminal underworld. His parents sold him as a child to the S'Hsibe Queen, but he fled the Territory to avoid sexual bondage. Now he works as a pimp and enforcer, constantly running from his destined fate. Only his brother iAm stands by him through everything. When the Chosen Serena enters his world, Trez finally finds love worth changing for. But the Queen's summons arrives. He must marry her daughter and fulfill the ancient pledge. No escape exists this time. Trez faces an impossible choice between endangering everyone he cares about or abandoning Serena forever. Then catastrophe strikes and destroys everything he thought he knew. Grief threatens to consume him entirely. iAm watches his brother spiral toward complete destruction and prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice to save him.
Genres: romance, fantasy, paranormal, dark-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Caldwell, S'Hsibe Territory
654 pages · Paperback · Piatkus
Content warnings: sexual-content, violence