When Zsadistβs daughter, Nalla, falls in love, the Black Dagger Brotherhoodβs deadliest fighter has to confront the future and the reality that he canβt protect his young forever. Or can he?
The daughter of a legend finds the love of a lifetime in this passionate, heart-wrenching installment in J.R. Wardβs #1Β New York TimesΒ bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
Nalla, the blooded daughter of Zsadist, has led a sheltered life. Protected by her father and the Brotherhood, kept away from the deadly war with the Lessening Society, she is chafing against the walls of the very safety that has ensured her survival. One night, she gives in to her restlessnessβ¦and finds herself face-to-face with a male whose inner darkness rivals even that of her sireβs horrific origins.
Nate is a fighter with nothing to loseβand nothing to live for. Tortured in a human lab as a young, then cursed with immortality, he is all vengeance and no purpose because he cares for no oneβnot even himself. The Brotherhood knows this all too well and following Nateβs deliberate violation of the cardinal rule in the war, they declare him a dangerous liability that must be dealt with.
When Nalla and Nate find themselves fighting side by side, daggers arenβt the only things that fly. A sizzling attraction is ignited, though Nalla knows her sire will never accept himβand on his side, Nate has made a secret bargain to end his own immortality. As the enemy closes in, and Nalla realizes she must choose between her mate and her sire, what starts with such passion may well end with eternal sorrow and no chance of a reunionβeven in the Fade.