In the "Lord of the Shadows" Darren and Harkat return to Darren's hometown, in which Darren finds out that his sister, Annie, has grown up and has a kid. Meanwhile, Darren and Harkat meet a boy whose name is Darius. They take him around the Cirque Du Freak, and give him a free ticket. Tommy, Darren's friend from before he was a half vampire, is seen at Cirque Du Freak and is later killed at a soccer game. Darren is badly injured by R.V. and Morgan James, and is going through the purge. Later at the end of the book, Debbie, Darren, Harkat, Vancha, Alice, and Evra go after Morgan James and R.V. when