Shadow One

The FMC is what's termed a "shadow one". She has control over shadow within her. The MMC is her lover; he is supposed to protect her. They've been traveling around the US, never stopping in one place for more than a couple of nights. The FMC doesn't quite understand what's going on; she assumes they're hiding from one of their usual enemies or just looking for somewhere to settle down.

Then she finds out what they've actually been running from. There's a small secret society which plot to kill the shadows ones; they believe that no-one should have such power as to control the shadows. They think it's far too much, too dark for anyone to safely handle.

Unfortunately for the FMC, there's something she doesn't know about her beloved. He used to be a member of said secret society and they still hold something over him. When two of the society members find FMC and MMC, he stands aside and allows the society members to prick her skin. Her blood runs black proving she's a shadow one. She'd tried to deny being one until that point. She's fuming at how her beloved just stands there and allows them to prick her, push her around. They want to kill her, but she fights her way out.

AAP by Fyreheart