In the Obsidian Shroud, a vampire court ruled by women, bloodlines determine a man’s future. Raised as Queen Hinata’s sons, Ezra and Xavier share a secret: they are unrelated—and their feelings have grown beyond the brotherhood the court expects.

Their eighteenth birthday should be a celebration. Instead, a private moment draws dangerous attention, threatening to expose both their feelings and the lie surrounding their births. To preserve the future she has chosen for Xavier, Queen Hinata is prepared to take from him the one thing Ezra believed would always belong to them: their memories of each other.

As the Queen moves to separate them, Ezra must decide how far he will go to protect Xavier from the mother who raised them both. Defiance could cost them their home and their lives. Obedience could mean watching the person who knows him best look at him and see a stranger.