 Steve returns again in the penultimate book, "Lord of the Shadows", with R.V., Gannen Harst, Morgan James and a new assistant, Darius, who is revealed to be his son.In the closing stages of the book, Evra's son Shancus is taken hostage by the vampaneze and taken to the stage area which was the former theatre of the Cirque du Freak.Steve appears at the theatre, where the Hunters arrive with Steve's son Darius as their hostage.