The curse of the Cortez family followed Mira Cortez and a decision needed to be made; it wasn’t if she will go but a matter of when. Mira won’t sit by and wait while her mate is sent on a mission that could end him and their chance to break her family’s curse. She must join her mate and use her hidden ability to protect him and their way of life, before they all become Endangered. The family of wereleopards must battle for their lives against their greatest enemy... their own family. With the odds against them, everything depends on The Cortez Quintuplets. Combine they’re a force to be reckoned with but when Rozar Cortez meets her mate, everything changes. With all on the line, she must choose: continue to fight with her family and use her curse ability or take a chance on love even if he’s not what he seems. Will Rozar follow her heart or will she face being trapped by the Grip of Mortality?

Audire Cortez knows all about betrayal. She was born with an ability to hear it in every step, word, and action made. While trying to rescue her mate, who has been brainwashed to forget her, her plan becomes complicated. She's taken hostage by the enemy and hears things she shouldn't have. Willing to atone for her past, she risks her life for the safety of her loved ones by refusing to use her true form, knowing the consequences. Her father, a vengeful witch, and trust issues plague her at every turn. With time running out, Audire must put her faith in the enemy and risk it all, or live with the herself for allowing another to die.

Forced by a curse and driven by grief, Nidor Cortez sets out on a lone mission. By ending the life of their greatest enemy – her father—her family may finally know peace. When he'd nearly given up on the idea, Miraj Chavez finally found his mate. Though he should be elated, his happiness is doused when he's given a mission: kill the woman to save his family. The name Cortez strikes terror in any who know the name, but his heart pulls him in another direction. Desperation can push an enemy to do heinous things, but Nidor refuses to give up as she’s found and tracking the Essence of Vengeance.