Shadow Rising (Dark Dynasties 3) Ancient Secrets, Dark Passions As one of the Grigori, a noble vampire dynasty shrouded in mystery, Ariane has spent her life hidden away in the desert Like all of her kind, she is a watcher, fated to observe, forbidden to act Yet when her best friend, Sammael, vanishes, she defies all rules and flees her safe haven to bring hi assassin for the House of Shadows, Damien Tremaine is hired to locate Saori leads hiue vamp who stands between him and his bounty Dale touch fro vaether by their coins as an alliance of necessity soon becomes one of desire But when the secret at the dark heart of the Grigori coht, Damien and Ariane must make a choice that could bind the they care about--apart