In order to be together, Geryon kills himself so that his spirit may roam free with Kadence. Her soul, though, is still free to roam the earth. However, the Lords kill Kadence, taking her away from the one man she's ever loved, and in his moment of grief, Geryon gives the Lords permission to leave Hell and roam the Earth. They go into Hell together in order to kill the Demon Lords. But, when Kadence goes to Lucifer for Geryon's soul to acquire the tempting gatekeeper's help, they are finally able to express their desire, passion, and love. They have known each other for years but have simply admired from afar. In this novella, we meet Geryon, the gatekeeper of Hell, and Kadence, the Goddess of Oppression. The Darkest Fire is the prequel to Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld series.

I absolutely loved this book and all the different parts of it. It consists of three short novellas, interviews, questions with Gena, and the original first few chapters of The Darkest Night. Into the Dark is basically an insider's guide to Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld series. I can't wait for Gena to finally write Paris's and William's stories! The Darkest Facts LOTU bonus material/companion guide includes a funny question/answer section with authors Gena Showalter and Kresley Cole, provides some fun character bios/details, and gives deeper insight into the LOTU series. It definitely piqued my interest in reading more of the Atlantis series. It's a very sweet romance of two people from warring tribes, one vampire and the other Amazon, who have been abused in the past finding trust and love in each other. The Amazon's Curse was my favorite part of the anthology, which is a bit surprising since I mainly bought this for the LOTU stories and guide and hadn't previously read any of the Atlantis books. The Darkest Prison is a pretty good LOTU 'enemies to lovers' story that I enjoyed. The Darkest Fire is an okay LOTU prequel story, but I didn't really gain any further insights into the series and it's just a bit too short. This anthology features the LOTU short stories The Darkest Fire and The Darkest Prison, the Atlantis short story The Amazon's Curse, and LOTU bonus material.

Into the Dark by Gena Showalter