---

On the run from a destiny of sexual servitude, Trez has never been able to rely on anyone...except for his brother, iAm. But as the pledge to mate the Queen´s daughter comes due, Trez fears there is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, and no negotiating.

---

Two brothers bound by more than blood fight to change a brutal destiny in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series.

Sold by his parents to the Queen of the s´Hisbe as a child, Trez escaped the Territory and has been a pimp and an enforcer for years. On the run from a destiny of sexual servitude, he´s never been able to rely on anyone...except for his brother, iAm.

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 Selena 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.

Now Trez must decide whether to endanger himself and others-or abandon the female he loves. When tragedy strikes and changes everything, iAm, in the name of brotherly love, is faced with making the ultimate sacrifice...

---

Praise for the Novels of the Black Dagger Brotherhood

"Delicious, erotic, and thrilling."-New York Times bestselling author Nicole Jordan

"Dark fantasy lovers, you just got served."-New York Times bestselling author Lynn Viehl

"To die for. I love this series!"-New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann

"J. R. Ward´s urban fantasy romance series is so popular I don´t think there´s a reader today who hasn´t at least heard of the Black Dagger Brotherhood."-USA Today

"Hold on tight for an intriguing, adrenaline-pumping ride."-Booklist

---

J. R. Ward ist in den USA eine der erfolgreichsten Bestseller-Autorinnen für die Mischung aus Mystery und Romance. Nach einem Studium der Rechtwissenschaften war sie zunächst im Gesundheitswesen tätig, wo sie unter anderem die Personalabteilung einer der renommiertesten Klinken des Landes leitete. Gemeinsam mit ihrem Mann und ihrem Hund lebt J. R. Ward im Süden der USA.

---

After graduating from law school J. R. Ward began working in health care in Boston and spent many years as chief of staff for one of the premier academic medical centres in the U.S. She lives in Kentucky with her husband.

---