Can beauty tame this wild beast? To his family, Elan is something precious and beautiful to be secreted away and protected at all costs. He's never allowed to be alone and his only hope of freedom is when his parents decide to mate him off. He's felt like a prisoner for years, and he's sick of it. He's a hawk, and he just wants to fly away. Raja was badly burned in a magical fire, and his scars have left him feeling like a monster. He lives a life of isolation, only interrupted by his father's insistence that he get out and explore the world and stop letting his physical appearance limit him. At his wit’s end, his father decides to mate him to Elan, a man Raja could never hope to attract the attention of on his own. Elan wants his freedom, and Raja only wants to be left alone. It should be a simple arrangement where they both get exactly what they want, only falling in love is never so easy, especially when it comes to a beauty and a beast. Word Count: 12,596