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Blood & Betrayal

(2025)
(The second book in the Empire of Shadows series)
A novel by

Trust is a luxury she can't afford.

Raven's carefully constructed plans are unraveling. As she falls deeper into her complex relationship with Dom, Kieran, Axel, and Marcus, enemies circle closer, threatening everything—and everyone—she's come to care about.

When the Obsidian fight club becomes the center of a vicious power struggle, Raven's true identity is exposed, forcing her to confront the legacy she's tried to escape. The men who have claimed her heart each respond differently to her deception, testing bonds already stretched to breaking.

Dom's loyalty is shaken, Kieran's ruthless family demands his allegiance, Axel's dark past resurfaces with vengeance, and Marcus's carefully constructed safeguards begin to crumble.

As rival syndicates close in and long-buried secrets rise to the surface, Raven must decide who deserves her trust—and whose bed she'll share when the fighting ends. If she chooses wrong, it won't just be her heart that gets shattered.

Some betrayals can never be forgiven. And some desires are worth dying for.