Iskra is about to make history as the first hybrid shifter to be crowned king. But that’s not all. He will be the first king to take another man as his mate. Of course, neither he nor his panther has chosen a mate yet, but that’s a small detail, right? Then, in the middle of the celebration, he literally bumps into the perfect golden-haired human. Immediately, the ancient alphas decree Basme to be his fated mate, and excitedly, Iskra publicly chooses the human as his mate. There’s just one problem. Basme refuses the honor. Amidst the chaos of a threat to take his throne and discovering Basme already has plans to marry another, Iskra must rise to the challenge, foil the plot and persuade his mate to change his mind. And he has just three days before the mating ceremony.