The Beast

Nothing is as it used to be for the Black Dagger Brotherhood After avoiding ith the Shadows, alliances have shifted and lines have been drawn The slayers of the Lessening Society are stronger than ever, preying on human weakness to acquire more money, more weapons, more power But as the Brotherhood readies for an all-out attack on thehts a battle within hiest appetites, but also the biggest heart, life was supposed to be perfect--or at the very least, perfectly enjoyable Mary, his beloved shellan, is by his side and his King and his brothers are thriving But Rhage can’t understand--or control--the panic and insecurity that plague him… And that terrifies hi e must reassess his priorities--and the anshen it comes to him, rocks his worldand Mary’s But Mary is on a journey of her own, one that will either bring theether or cause a split that neither will recover from