Shadow's Claim

Part of the Immortals After Dark series set in a world of mythological creatures known as the Lore, this installment follows Trehan Daciano, a disciplined vampire assassin of the Dacian royal line known as the Prince of Shadows. When he encounters Bettina, a sheltered sorceress and ward of two feared figures of the Lore, he resolves to win her by competing in a deadly tournament whose victor claims her hand in marriage. Bettina, pressured to wed to regain her guardians' approval, has already given her heart elsewhere, while a cloaked competitor enters her dreams. The story centers on the contest and the ensuing struggle for her affections.