A Dreg life is worth less than nothing in the Eiliterrati Kingdom. But I have a secret; a secret that will get me and my sister killed if it's ever discovered. I carry the Fatal Curse and the Fatal Curse can mean nothing but torture and death to a Dreg and their entire family. I could hide the Fatal Curse; in fact I have hidden my curse for most of my life; or the part of my life I remember, but when my temper lands me in the sights of the Roya Tripsett; Prince Sarkany, Prince Leo, and Prince Taraz I soon discover that the Fatal Curse may mean that I am not who I always thought I was and that not only have I put my and my sister's life in danger but I may destroy an entire Kingdom.

I have a secret. The Eliteratti Mindslayers will come for me and torture me and my sister if anyone ever discovers my power. I've hidden my secret since my parents abandoned my sister Huali and me in the slum. I don't remember anything about my life from before other than...other than....other than we were loved. And now that love is gone. Our parents sold us to Dribble and now we work in the Ninaku laundry. And it's safe and I only use my secret when Dribble tries to touch me or Huali; which lately is more than I can stand. If it weren't for Jix, my best friend, and the Forest outside the slum walls I don't know if I could survive. But I have a temper. When the Roya Tripsett—the three princes of the Roya Kingdom threaten Jix I can't help but protect my best friend. Unfortunately now they know; the three most powerful men in the Roya Kingdom now know of my Fatal Curse and they could kill me for it or...well I'm not certain what exactly they've decided to do to me. Keep me. Mate me. Or kill me.

My secret is out and my fate is still undecided—dead or mated? I'm not sure which is worse. The Roya Tripsett—the three deadly and totally irresistible princes of our Kingdom—know my secret and now the most terrifying of the warrior brothers wants to claim me as his fated mate, despite his brothers’ misgivings. But that’s nothing compared to the fact a very powerful enemy wants me dead. When a pack of assassins comes for me, I have no choice but to run for my life. Straight into the forbidden Dark Forest. The bloodthirsty wolf shifters that lurk there could end me just as easily as the cold-blooded killers, but it turns out I’m my own worst enemy. When the Wolveskin find me on the verge of death, I learn I’m linked to the vicious race and now their king has set his sights on me. If I’m not careful, I might just get myself and everyone who loves me killed.

War is coming. The assassins sent to kill me may have failed in their mission, but they managed to injure me. Thankfully the Wolveskin—the wolf shifters who live in the Dark Forest—have invited me and my fated mates to recuperate with them until I can fulfill my destiny. They believe I may be the one spoken of in prophecy, the one destined to unify the Kingdom. The very same Kingdom that wants me dead. Then there’s the small matter of the king of the Wolveskin, who wants me to become his queen. When I discover we already have a history kept secret to protect me and my sister, I have to decide whether that history will heal our Kingdom or ensure its demise. Surviving a war is one thing, but to do it while trying to keep my mates from killing each other is too much to ask.

I must run. My Wolveskin mate keeps me under constant guard to protect me, but that doesn’t mean I have to accept that protection. Not when the fate of my sister, my best friend, and my two other mates remains a mystery. Are they imprisoned? Are they dead? As much as it pains me to leave the king of the Wolveskin behind, I must go north to learn the fates of those I love. Oh, and defeat the Lord Regent and unify our Kingdom. But before I can, I must survive my journey through the Dark Forest. Terrible, evil creatures dwell there. Creatures that see me as food… or worse. As terrified as I am, I’m compelled onward to find the answers I desperately need. Besides, I’ve been in worse places than—Wait, what was that noise?