The Darkest Promise (Lords of the Underworld #13)

story of Paris

* Viola, goddess of the Afterlife and keeper of Narcissism, is taken to Budapest to help the Lords.

* William and Paris find Sienna, the new keeper of Wrath. Cronus has locked her away.

* Galen kidnaps a pregnant Ashlyn in order to trade her for the artifacts.

* Kane is captured and tortured by two of the Four Horsemen.

* Legion gives herself to Galen in order to save Ashlyn.

* Ashlyn gives birth to twins, Urban and Ever.

* Sienna kills Cronus and becomes queen of the Titans.

* Josephina, a blood slave to the Fae royal family, rescues Kane from torture.

* Paris falls in love—and in like—with Sienna, the first and only woman he can bed more than once.





THE DARKEST CRAVING,

story of Kane

* Cameo and Viola vanish after touching the Paring Rod.

* Cameo meets Lazarus in a spirit realm. She is intrigued—and irritated—by him.

* Kane is supposed to marry Josephina’s sister, a woman who has abused Josephina all her life, but he can’t do it. He’s too attracted to Josephina and insists on wedding her instead.

* Torin inadvertently infects a human girl named Mari before the two are imprisoned.

* Josephina defeats her father and becomes queen of the Fae.

* William’s daughter White is beheaded.

* Kane is killed but thanks to Josephina, who is pregnant with his child, he is brought back to life.





THE DARKEST TOUCH,

story of Torin

* Mari, the only friend of Keeley the Red Queen, dies because of Torin’s disease and Keeley vows to punish Torin.

* Torin accidentally touches Keeley, but though she gets sick, she heals. He is overjoyed—and so attracted to her, he can’t get her out of his mind.

* Cameo and Lazarus arrive in Lazarus’s spirit-kingdom, though Lazarus manages to convince her they are in enemy territory and she must rely on him to save her.

* Lucifer the Destroyer kidnaps Cameo, Baden, Cronus and Rhea.

* Keeley shows the Lords how to use the four artifacts. She saves Cameo.

* Baden and Pandora are given serpentine wreaths, making them tangible once again but also slaves to Hades, one of the nine kings of the underworld.

* Keeley and Torin rescue Baden and Cameo from Lucifer.

* Keeley agrees to help Hades in his war with Lucifer.

* Torin proposes to Keeley, and she accepts.





THE DARKEST TORMENT,

story of Baden

* Baden learns he’s bound to Hades and, to survive, must do as the king orders.

* Baden kidnaps Katarina Joelle from her wedding to force her husband to do what Hades wants. He is drawn to the human woman and begins to crave her touch, even though the skin-to-skin contact pains him.

* Gilly sickens, and William whisks her away to a secret location.

* Lucifer sends an assassin to destroy the Lords’ Budapest fortress.

* Gilly meets and marries Puck, the keeper of Indifference, and becomes immortal.

* Katarina is bound to a pack of hellhounds—immortal dogs.

* Baden becomes Hades’s son and marries Katarina.

* They all live happily-ever-after...until the next book...





GLOSSARY OF TERMS

AND PLAYERS

Aeron—Lord of the Underworld; former keeper of Wrath; husband to Olivia.

Alexander—aka Alex, Cameo’s former boyfriend.

All-seeing Eye—Godly artifact with the power to see into heaven and Hell; aka Danika Ford.

Amun—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Secrets; husband to Haidee.

Anya—(minor) goddess of Anarchy, engaged to Lucien.

Ashlyn Darrow—human female with supernatural ability to listen to past conversations; wife to Maddox; mother of Urban and Ever.

Axel—Sent One with a secret.

Baden—Lord of the Underworld; former keeper of Distrust; husband to Katarina.

Bianka Skyhawk—Harpy; sister of Gwen, Kaia and Taliyah.

Bjorn—Sent One.

Brochan—fallen Sent One; brother of McCadden.

Cage of Compulsion—Godly artifact with the power to enslave anyone trapped inside.

Cameo—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of the demon Misery.

Cloak of Invisibility—Godly artifact with the power to shield its wearer from prying eyes.

Cronus—former king of the Titans; former keeper of Greed; husband to Rhea.

Danika Ford—human female; wife to Reyes; known as the All-seeing Eye.

dimOuniak—Pandora’s box.

Downfall—nightclub for immortals owned by Thane, Bjorn and Xerxes.

Echidna—Gorgon, mother of Lazarus.

Elin—Phoenix/human hybrid; mate to Thane.

Ever—daughter to Maddox and Ashlyn, sister to Urban.

Fae—race of immortals descended from Titans.

Flashing—transporting oneself with just a thought.

Galen—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Jealousy and False Hope.

Gideon—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Lies.

Gillian Bradshaw—aka Gilly Shaw; human female recently made immortal.

Greeks—former rulers of Olympus.

Gwen Skyhawk—Harpy; wife of Sabin; daughter of Galen.

Hades—one of the nine kings of the underworld.

Haidee Alexander—former Hunter; keeper of Love; mated to Amun.

Hera—queen of the Greeks; wife to Zeus.

Hilda—Sphinx; guard of the Realm of the Skulls.

Hunters—mortal enemies of the Lords of the Underworld; disbanded.

Josephina Aisling—queen of the Fae; wife to Kane.

Juliette Eagleshield—aka the Eradicator; Harpy; self-appointed consort of Lazarus.

Kadence—the goddess of Oppression; deceased yet in spirit form.

Kaia Skyhawk—part Harpy, part Phoenix; sister of Gwen, Taliyah and Bianka; consort of Strider.

Kane—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Disaster; husband to Josephina.

Katarina Joelle—formerly human; Alpha of the Hellhounds; consort of Baden.

Keeleycael—a Curator; the Red Queen; engaged to Torin.

Lazarus (the Cruel and Unusual)—an immortal warrior; only son of Typhon and Echidna.

Legion—demon minion in a human body; adopted daughter of Aeron and Olivia; aka Honey.

Lords of the Underworld—exiled immortal warriors now hosting the demons once locked inside Pandora’s box.

Lucien—coleader of the Lords of the Underworld; keeper of Death; engaged to Anya.

Lucifer—one of the nine kings of the underworld; son to Hades; brother to William.

Maddox—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Violence; father to Urban and Ever; husband to Ashlyn.

McCadden—fallen Sent One; brother to Brochan.

Morning Star—thought to be hidden in Pandora’s box; with it anything is possible.

Olivia—Sent One; mated to Aeron.

Pandora—immortal warrior; once guardian of dimOuniak (newly resurrected).

Pandora’s box—aka dimOuniak; made of bones from the goddess of Oppression; now shaped as a small apple charm; once housed demon high lords.

Paring Rod—Godly artifact with ability to rend soul from body.

Paris—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Promiscuity; husband to Sienna.

Phoenix—fire-thriving immortals descended from Greeks.

Rathbone—one of the kings of the underworld.

Reyes—Lord of the Underworld; keeper of Pain; husband to Danika.

Sabin—coleader of the Lords of the Underworld; keeper of Doubt; consort of Gwen.

Scarlet—keeper of Nightmares; wife of Gideon.