"Let's be clear," I said, my voice devoid of emotion. "I require your status and your security, not your heart."

With those words, I bound myself to Marcus Black, the powerful and cursed Alpha of the Shadow Warriors. I offered him a marriage of convenience-my only escape from the ruins of my own destiny.

Just days before, my fated mate and childhood sweetheart, Alex Storm, had betrayed me for another woman. In an act of pure defiance, I shattered our sacred bond.

Now, my repentant first love has returned to challenge our new bond, and I am trapped between the man I was supposed to love forever and the formidable husband I swore only to use.