Book excerpt: Originally published as Lord of the Abyss. Part 10 of 12 in the Royal House of Shadows serialization. All 12 parts were previously published as full books:• Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter (Parts 1—3 of Royal House of Shadows) • Lord of Rage by Jill Monroe (Parts 4—6 of Royal House of Shadows) • Lord of the Wolfyn by Jessica Andersen (Parts 7—9 of Royal House of Shadows) • Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh (Parts 10—12 of Royal House of Shadows) A monster, a prince Liliana is not her father's daughter. She has endured hisabuse her whole life. And now she's ready to destroy him. She knows that only the princesand princesses of Elden can defeat the Blood Sorcerer, and she knows where to find one ofthese royal siblings…. The Guardian of the Abyss has no memories of his life before theBlack Castle. Liliana can help him recover his past—and his true identity. But is shestrong enough to fight against the evil to which her prince has been bound? This installment is approximately 25K words The story continues in Royal House of Shadows: Part 11 of 12