From the first moment shape-shifter Bijou saw Magnus Pompey she knew he was going to be big trouble. Even though he was tied to a cross at the time, she could see the alpha male was far from helpless. She should have known her unnerving tarot reading earlier in the evening had pointed correctly to the disaster about to overtake her life but Pompey just couldn't be the true mate of her scholarly heart. Granted, he was the hottest werewolf she'd ever seen, but she had a purpose within her Brotherhood clan and none with Pompey or his rival clan.Could incendiary sex make up for the death of her dreams or would it be better to escape her mate? She needed a solution to her magical dilemma. Maybe ancient scrolls would lead her to the truth.