I never asked to be special, to be the one the prophecy spoke about.

Being different has only brought me pain and isolation from my own kind.

Now, as I lay trapped, all I can think about is him—the forbidden human-raised shifter who makes my inner beast crave a normal life.

Griffin doesn't know about the curse, doesn't understand why everyone wants me gone, doesn't even know what he is.

They say I'm dangerous, that I'll bring destruction to our kind.

But I saw the possessive gleam in his eyes when he saw me.

He's mine, my fated mate.

Or he will be if I survive long enough to explain what that means.