#1 New York Times bestseller Kresley Cole follows the royal bloodline of Dacia, a mysterious vampire kingdom within The LoreâColeâs world of mythological creaturesâin this next installment of her award-winning Immortals After Dark series.
Shadowâs Claim features Prince Trehan, a ruthless master assassin who will do anything to possess Bettina, his beautiful sorceress mate, even compete for her hand in a blood-sport tournamentâto the death.
Trehan Daciano, known as the Prince of Shadows, has spent his life serving his peopleâstriking in the night, quietly executing any threat to their realm. The coldly disciplined swordsman has never desired anything for himselfâuntil he beholds Bettina, the sheltered ward of two of the Loreâs most fearsome villains.
Desperate to earn her guardiansâ approval after a life-shattering mistake, young Bettina has no choice but to marry whichever suitor prevailsâeven though sheâs lost her heart to another. Yet one lethal competitor, a mysterious cloaked swordsman, invades her dreams, tempting her with forbidden pleasure.
Even if Trehan can survive the punishing contests to claim her as his wife, the true battle for Bettinaâs heart is yet to come. And unleashing a millenniumâs worth of savage need will either frighten his Bride awayâor stoke Bettinaâs own desires to a fever pitch...