Stuck in steamy Bangkok managing a client's convention, sidhe Cassia Firbolg meets mercenary soldier Vladislav Ruzcik. Vlad's heart recognizes her as his mate and he immediately sets out to claim her as such, bonding their souls together. Cassia doesn't realize that he's a werewolf and that he's claimed her until it's too damned late. But there are others who want Cassia, too. A crime lord wants to add a lovely blonde to his collection of captives. Demons hunger and hunt for sidhe flesh and side magic. Even Ares, the Greek god of war, is smitten with her. Vlad does his utmost to protect his wife and raise a family. But even a mighty werewolf must succumb to time. Cassia must find the strength to survive the dissolution of one matebond to accept the saving force of another.