Crave the Darkness

Life isn’t always easy for a Shade assassin. Darian’s extraordinary abilities have made her indispensable to the Shaede Nation, as well as their king, Alexander Peck. But disregard for her own safety and inability to steer clear of danger, has driven her protector, Tyler, to his breaking point. Darian wants to salvage their tenuous bond, but her new assignment, to protect Anya—the first Shaede to become pregnant in centuries—quickly takes precedence over Darian’s love life. Darian’s rivalry with Anya doesn’t help the situation, but when it becomes clear that someone—or something—is determined to destroy both mother and unborn child, Darian has no choice but to put her dislike for Anya aside and track down her would-be assassin.As she digs into Anya’s past, Darian discovers deeply buried secrets—and a startling link between Tyler and the assignment that could destroy the mystical connection that binds them…