Lynx shifter Trace Wilsonโs fun-loving exterior hides a heart scarred by severe domestic violenceโa heart that might not ever trust another male, fated mate or not. When Trace moves to Seattle to take his place as trainer and council representative to the Glacier Rim Tribe, he discovers his mate is the vampire prince Sasha Tolstoi, leader of the Konstantin Coven. Itโs not something Trace is ready to accept. Not now, maybe not ever. But if thereโs one thing Sasha knows how to do, itโs how to be patient, especially when his fated heart is also his perfect sub.
When an outside force threatens the fragile bond slowly forming between themโand nearly kills TraceโTraceโs instincts shift into high gear. Sasha is powerful, and that means he has enemies, among them several rival covens and an uncle determined to force Sasha into a marriage with a vampire princess. But why involve the lynx Trace in their maneuvering? Finding the culprit wonโt be easy, and it will mean building trustโa slow and difficult prospect for someone whoโs suffered as much as Trace. Finding a way to move beyond the past, and to love, before those out to finish Sasha can destroy either, is a race the two fated hearts have to win.