Ami escaped the devils' torture, but her body and mind are far from healed. She fears what she was forced to reveal when the mind-mage invaded her thoughts. A dark protector, exotic and powerful, arrives from the west. Seonaid knows from the first time she meets Ami that the two are destined for each other. But Seonaid harbors a secret that threatens to destroy the budding relationship between the two women. When the secret is revealed, Ami is shattered. Will she overcome Seonaid's betrayal? Can she ever trust her again? Destined is a By the Fates story of approximately 223 pages. It takes place immediately after the events in By the Fates, Freed, but can be read as a standalone work. It contains mature themes including short descriptions of torture and abuse as well as a tender love story between a human woman and a witch."