The Black Dagger Brotherhood continues to train the best of the best to join them in the mortal battle against the Lessening Society. Among the recruits is Ax, a skilled and cruel lone warrior, unsociable due to a personal tragedy. When an aristocratic girl needs a bodyguard, Ax takes on the job, although he is not prepared for the animal attraction that flares up between him and the one he has sworn to protect... For Eliza, who lost her cousin due to a terrible murder, Ax's dangerous attraction seems seductive...and perhaps distract her from her grief. As they delve deeper into the mystery of their cousin's death, their physical connection becomes something more, and now Ax fears that his secrets and guilty conscience may tear them apart...Rage, the Big-Hearted Brother, knows all about self-torture and seeks to help Ax reach your greatest potential. But when an unexpected visitor threatens Rhage and Mary's new family, he takes up arms again, fighting against a fate that could rob him of what he holds most dear...When Ax's past comes to light and fate seems to turn against Rhage, the men must reach the abyss - and pray. so that love, and not rage, would be their ray of light in the impenetrable darkness...