#1 New York Times bestseller Kresley Cole follows the royal bloodline of Dacia, a mysterious vampire kingdom within The LoreāColeās world of mythological creaturesāin this next installment of her award-winning Immortals After Dark series.
Shadowās 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 tournamentāto the death.
Trehan Daciano, known as the Prince of Shadows, has spent his life serving his peopleāstriking in the night, quietly executing any threat to their realm. The coldly disciplined swordsman has never desired anything for himselfāuntil he beholds Bettina, the sheltered ward of two of the Loreās most fearsome villains.
Desperate to earn her guardiansā approval after a life-shattering mistake, young Bettina has no choice but to marry whichever suitor prevailsāeven though sheās 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 Bettinaās heart is yet to come. And unleashing a millenniumās worth of savage need will either frighten his Bride awayāor stoke Bettinaās own desires to a fever pitch...