In Volume I of Sons of the Dark Mother, The Fallen One, Book 2, once an ancient race brought forth her children to be the Children of the Earth. Yet some became dissatisfied with sharing the power of the stone—and the Dark Cloth was born. Now, the four princes of the earth must stop those who would destroy the mother in their greed and quest to own the power of all. Justice is the dark prince of fire—and Jess is his mate...and so the story continues....

In Volume 1 of 4 of Season 1 of this dark urban novella, Jes grew up that fateful day, eight years before, when her father told her to stay in the car. Having her father's love for investigating, she got out of the car for just one peek—and what she saw that day changed the course of her life.

Jes always knew about her people, the Jaguar People who were one of the ancient races. After all, she was born Jaguar. The Jaguar People were only one of the many ancient races who swore a duty to safeguard Mother Earth—even if, sometimes, that meant protecting her from the humans themselves. Yet because the People are her guardian—there to preserve the Mother—nothing prepared Jes for that day, as a child, when she saw what could happen when one of her People went rogue. After all, they were here to look after the Mother—and that included the humans. They were not there to hunt—and take lives. That day put Jes on his path, and she did everything in her power to bring him down. Yet, in doing so, even Jes hasn't prepared to face the prophecy. And even though she knows the prophecy foretells of four princes, the sons of the dark mother, who rise up with a nation of old vamps to stop the rogue factions from ruling over mankind—she is in no way prepared for the man who challenges everything she believes—to face her own destiny....

In the hidden realms of this world lies a secret that could destroy the human race…Jess refuses to give up her search for the boy she once loved, who destroyed her dreams and betrayed the Jaguar People when he killed one fateful day seven years before. It's a hunt that brings her face-to-face with the secrets of her past…and brings her back to the Alliance and the hidden palace that holds her people. But can she let go of the past and embrace this chance they've been given to begin again?

(Sister Series to Cat People, Jaguar Witch, and Daughters of the Circle)