Trez

"...an African American man of about thirty. The guy had a perfectly balanced face with a strong chin, high cheekbones and deep-set eyes. His fade was perfect, the bottom completely shaved, the top allowed to grow out only so far as it blackened his skull." -Raul Julia^[1]

Trez is a shadow, a subspecies of vampire, in the series The Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward. He's the brother of iAm and one of the main characters in the thirteenth book The Shadows as well as the novella Where Winter Finds You.

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Biography[]

Trez was the second son born to a family of modest wealth, however, his twin, iAm, didn't thrive and wasn't expected to live for very long. Since Trez appeared perfectly healthy, Queen Rashth had the twins' astrological charts altered to reverse the birth order and declaring Trez the Anointed One, essentially the breeding stud to the heir of the throne, instead of iAm.^[2]

While this station brought wealth and status to his family, it effectively imprisoned Trez in a life of pampered servitude. Raised by the queen's staff in a white cell, he went on a hunger strike until they sent iAm to him, which was when the dysfunctional relationship between the twins began.^[3] s'Ex prevented his first escape attempt and to keep Trez in line after he threatened to take his own life, s'Ex threatened to torture and murder iAm if Trez tried it again.^[4]

It took him another twenty years to realize that the jewels they constantly kept him adorned with were set in steel, which prevented him from dematerializing. When the perfect opportunity presented itself, he stripped naked and dematerialized through the air vents and escaped.

The first sign of habitation he came across was a cabin in the Adirondacks, but he was forced to hide when Rehvenge and the Princess arrived for their rendezvous as per their blackmail arrangement. After she left, Trez helped Rehvenge when he collapsed from the poison she used against him. In return, Rehvenge took Trez under his wing and helped him acclimate to both human and vampire society.^[5] As punishment for leaving for the outside world and mingling with other races, the s'Hisbe ordered him to work for Rehv^[6] and he continued to take care of him after his meetings with the Princess. When Rehvenge faked his death, the Iron Mask went to Trez and later, Trez opened shAdoWs. Trez continued to manage both nightclubs after Rehvenge became king of the sympaths.

Twenty years after leaving the s'Hisbe, Trez met Selena when the Chosen moved to Rehvenge's Great Camp and although they were attracted to each other from the start, Trez's sex addiction and Anointed One status in addition to the disease she was keeping a secret, they stayed away from each other for the most part. This was made more difficult when he moved into the Brotherhood's mansion and she continued to service the blood needs of the Brothers.

When Selena could no longer keep her disease a secret, Trez devoted himself to making sure she got to do everything she wanted before the end. This was complicated by the queen's orders to finally bring him to heel even though the princess had secretly fallen in love with iAm, but she was ultimately foiled in a coup led by maichen and s'Ex. Trez ensured that Selena knew she was deeply loved and was able to depart on her own terms. After her passing and in a near-death experience of his own, he had a vision of Selena telling him that his time on earth wasn't finished and he needed to be there for his brother.

Despite her message, he was extremely depressed and considered taking his own life until he met Therese, his mate's doppelganger, who was working at his brother's restaurant. They quickly fell in love, which was interrupted when Therese learned that her mother had been admitted to ICU at Havers' clinic. She reunited with her family and her mother recovered, but then Trez came clean about Selena and Therese's resemblance to her. Feeling used, and rightfully so, she told him that she never wanted to see him again.

While suffering from one of his frequent migraines, he had a vision of Lassiter resurrecting Selena from her funeral pyre. Sensing she was in danger, he went to the rooming house where she was staying and found that she was trapped in a fire in the building. He enlisted the help of the Brotherhood to rescue her and during her close call, she remembered her previous life, which healed the rift between them because they were both partly right and partly wrong.

Once she recovered, she and her family moved in with Trez since her mother needed to stay close to the clinic due to her heart condition. He's currently working towards his degree in human law and real estate^[7], which is his first experience with formal education.

Personality[]

Even though they're "only" human, Trez looks out for his employees, especially the prostitutes; he won't allow violence to any woman or female in his presence, even collateral damage.^[8] He dislikes anyone in his personal space.^[9] For a long time, he tried to reject his status as the Anointed One by developing a sex addiction since his people believe that disrespecting one's body has a direct detrimental effect on one's soul.

Physical Description[]

Tall and muscular, he has brown skin and eyes that sparkle with intellect. His black hair is kept in a skull trim. He has the muscled body of a fighter and a tight waist. While he rarely smiles, occasionally, his eyes will flash peridot green in the equivalent of a wink.^[10] He wears a black-on-black Audemars Piguet watch.^[11]

Abilities[]

Telepathy

Relationships[]

Bitty[]

Friend/Family. Bitty and Trez have a special friendship. She calls him Uncle Trez and makes him a beautiful Christmas card with Selena, and later one with Therese, Selena, and Trez on it.

iAm[]

Brother. iAm has spent most of his life trying to look after Trez. Although they're not twins, they're thought of as such because they wear similar clothing, weapons, and share the same principles.

Parents[]

Like his brother, Trez holds their parents with very little regard for essentially selling him to improve their standing at court and sees them more as DNA donors than family.^[12]

Rehvenge[]

Friend/Family. Soon after meeting, they became as close as brothers and Trez was the only one Rehv trusted to go with him and watch his back. They've been there for each other so many times that it's no longer a matter of debt and gratitude, but of bonds that go deeper than that.

Selena[]

shellan. Trez's destined role as Anointed One and Selena's disease kept them apart until she could no longer keep the Arrest a secret. At that point, he could no longer deny that he'd bonded with her and together, they were determined to enjoy what little time she had left. After her death, he was devastated.

Therese[]

shellan. Trez meets Therese when she moves to Caldwell and starts to work at Sal's Restaurant. He mistakenly kissed her when they first met. A majority of Where Winter Finds You, their relationship is awkward because Trez sees Selena in Therese and clings to her as a result. Therese can't deny that Trez feels familiar as she has also dreamt of him. Trez starts to pull away realizing that staying with Therese because she looks like Selena is wrong. Lassiter later reveals that Therese is Selena reincarnated and Trez and Therese end up back together. Therese knows that she is Selena.

Xhex[]

Friend/Family. Xhex is like a sister to him. They are best friends.

Trivia[]

iAm and Trez are often referred to as "The Moors"
He wears Gucci Pour Homme.^[13]
He's afraid of heights.^[12]
He dislikes cinnamon.^[14]
He listens to The Howard Stern Show.^[15]
Before he met Selena, he slept with thousands of women, perhaps even ten thousand.^[16]
- For a long time, he wouldn't sell a prostitute unless he'd been with her first.
He likes meat lovers type pizza.^[17]
The first person he ever killed was a guard in an attempt to escape his life as the Anointed One. He used a paring knife.^[4]
He drives a BMW M850i XDrive Coupe with a metallic black paint job and 20" M V-spoke jet-black wheels.^[1]
After they learned of her reincarnation, he gave Therese a gold necklace of an angel with diamond wings.^[7]

Appearances[]

References[]

[:2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Where Winter Finds You, Ch. 1

[2] The Shadows, Ch. 79

[3] The King, Ch. 26

[:0-4] 4.0 ^4.1 The Shadows, Prologue

[5] The Shadows, Ch. 13

[6] Lover at Last, Ch. 34

[:3-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Where Winter Finds You, Epilogue

[8] Lover at Last, Ch. 34

[9] The Shadows, Ch. 1

[10] Lover Enshrined, Ch. 32

[11] The Shadows, Ch. 30

[:1-12] 12.0 ^12.1 The Shadows

[13] Lover Reborn, Ch. 12

[14] The Shadows, Ch. 35

[15] The Shadows, Ch. 25

[16] The King, Ch. 60

[17] Lover Mine, Ch. 50

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