Caught between duty and desire, they hold the key to each other’s happiness…

Runiel Baine will do anything to escape the Latian King’s grasp—even accept a dangerous mission in the human realm. But when he’s transported to the snowy mountains of Montana, Runiel abandons his task the moment he meets Emma James, a kind-hearted first-grade teacher with a knack for losing herself to everyone else’s needs.

Emma didn’t want to spend her weekend alone, let alone stuck in a snowstorm. But when she hits what she thinks is an animal on an icy mountain road, she finds herself face-to-face with a wounded fae warrior instead. Stranded together in a secluded cabin, Emma begins to see herself through Runiel’s eyes—strong, capable, and worth fighting for.

As their connection deepens, Runiel realizes Emma is his fated mate, but his betrayal of the King’s orders has drawn deadly hunters to their doorstep. To protect Emma, he must confront his past—and leave her behind.

But with magic, danger, and fate at play, will their weekend together spark a love powerful enough to change both their worlds?