He’s a hot-head cage-fighter with no respect for the rules who’s come to the galactic fighting tournament with something to prove. She’s a glamorous, shimmering trophy imprisoned in a glass cage who always follows orders. According to the rules of the tournament, they are never supposed to meet. Or sneak away together. Or learn each other’s strengths and scars by the trail of illicit fingertips down their skin. They are never supposed to defy the rules and become each other’s whole world. But they do. Except peril and betrayal lurk closer than they ever imagined and everything they care about—including their lives—is in danger of unraveling. Because sometimes first love is filthy, wild, and messy. But it can also be the beginning of something extraordinary. Filthy Beginnings: A Dark Fated-Mates Romance Prequel is the prequel to Filthy Royal: A Dark Fated-Mates Romance, Book 4 in the Ruthless Warlords series. It contains high-heat romance, action, and ends on a cliffhanger. The completion of Damien and Scarlett’s epic romance will occur in Filthy Royal. It is recommended you read the Ruthless Warlord books in order to obtain the greatest enjoyment.