The Shadows (Black Dagger Brotherhood)

Two brothers bound by more than blood fight to change a brutal destiny in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
 
Sold by his parents to the Queen of the s€Hisbe as a child, Trez escaped the Territory and has been a pimp and an enforcer for years. On the run from a destiny of sexual servitude, he€s never been able to rely on anyone...except for his brother, iAm.
 
iAm€s sole goal has always been to keep his brother from self-destructing€"and he knows he€s failed. It€s not until the Chosen Selena enters Trez€s life that the male begins to turn things around...but by then, it€s too late. The pledge to mate the Queen€s daughter comes due, and there is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, and no negotiating.
 
Now Trez must decide whether to endanger himself and others€"or abandon the female he loves. When tragedy strikes and changes everything, iAm, in the name of brotherly love, is faced with making the ultimate sacrifice...