title: Out of the Shadows
author: Jenkins, Delizhia
description: Just when they believed the war was over….With Natalia dead and her territories open for claim, The Dark Ones have returned to the secrecy of the shadows. Existing just beyond the prying eyes of humans, The Dark Ones are now faced with the reality that their future as a race is now uncertain. Anaya, Natalia’s daughter and the only heir to the throne has been kidnapped by the worse of vampire kind: Shadow Men. With the hands of time ticking against her, Anaya must face the cruelty of the Shadow’s leader and pray that she may claim her throne to return the scattered nation of The Dark Ones to its former glory.Maurice, a powerful warrior of the Shadow tribe with a broken past has been entrusted with the care of the future queen of the Dark Ones. But as Fate would have it, this shadow warrior will risk it all to protect this docile female-the exact opposite of what Natalia stood for- and give her the freedom he wished he knew.With the help of some old friends: Zyren and Nicholai, Fate and Time will have to work with the other to ensure the future of the vampire race known as The Dark Ones.