The Shadows (Black Dagger Brotherhood)

The Shadows (Black Dagger Brotherhood)

<p><i>Two brothers bound by more than blood fight to change a brutal destiny in the heart-wrenching new novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood by #1 </i>New York Times<i> bestselling author J. R. Ward.</i></p><p>Trez €œLatimer€ doesn€t really exist.  And not just because the identity was created so that a Shadow could function in the underbelly of the human world.  Sold by his parents to the Queen of the S€Hsibe as a child, Trez escaped the Territory and has been a pimp and an enforcer in Caldwell, NY for years- all the while on the run from a destiny of sexual servitude.  He€s never had anyone he could totally rely on... except for his brother, iAm.</p><p>iAm€s sole goal has always been to keep his brother from self-destructing- and he knows he€s failed.  It€s not until the Chosen Serena enters Trez€s life that the male begins to turn things around... but by then it€s too late.  The pledge to mate the Queen€s daughter comes due and there is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, and no negotiating.</p><p>Trapped between his heart and a fate he never volunteered for, Trez must decide whether to endanger himself and others- or forever leave behind the female he€s in love with.  But then an unimaginable tragedy strikes and changes everything.  Staring out over an emotional abyss, Trez must find a reason to go on or risk losing himself and his soul forever.  And iAm, in the name of brotherly love, is faced with making the ultimate sacrifice...</p>