Darkness chosen

A thousand years ago, a brutal warrior on the Russian steppes struck a sinister bargain. In return for the ability to change at will into a coldhearted predator, Konstantine promised his soul-and the souls of his descendants-to the devil. Then one day a prophecy reveals that one family has been chosen to battle the darkness. Ann Smith watches in horror as a powerful wolf changes into Jasha Wilder, the man she adores. She soon discovers that she can't...

Adrik Wilder abandons his family and honor to pursue a life of wickedness, and when he kidnaps Karen Sonnet, evil emerges, and Adrik must choose whether to enact revenge on his enemies and redeem his soul or to save Karen.