Protect my rank in the Scarlet League or save my mortal mate. Those are my only choices.

I left an offering to the Fates.

But when Anya took it, that made her my mate.

Except she’s a human with no connection to my world.

Leaving me no choice but to drag her back to my dhampir city, kicking and screaming.

Even though she never stops trying, after centuries alone, I can’t let her escape.

I rescue her from the dangers of my world every time she makes a run for it, even if it makes her hate me even more.

I also have a traitor among my allies,

Who seems determined to undermine me on all fronts.

Anya is just a mortal, but refuses to cower to me.

And I cannot show weakness by submitting to a human.

The heat between us intensifies like a raging inferno,

Scorching everything in its path.

And when I finally heed the siren’s call of love,

The consequences could reach further than I ever imagined.