She was locked in a world of silence. He was locked in a world of vengeance.Cormac Jareth's family had suffered like no others at the hands of Leo Taniss. Taniss's genocide had taken 1887 of his people, so far—people Cormac was supposed to protect. Surely the goddess demanded blood payment in the form of Leo Taniss's granddaughter, Jocelyn?Josey Taniss had been at the top of her class in medical school despite being hearing impaired. She'd studied hard, and knew she'd earned her position as head of the family's pharmaceutical company's Research & Development department. Her grandfather had pioneered a miracle drug, and Josey was following in his footsteps, doing her part to make Taniss Industries the world's premiere pharmaceutical company.Her path was clear until she learned her grandfather was stealing from the company she loved. And that embezzlement wasn't his only crime...Cormac took one look at his intended victim and knew...the goddess had screwed him over even further. Jocelyn wouldn't be his first act of vengeance. She'd be his...mate...but first she had to make a choice...to live or die.