She walks in on me banging another woman. One sniff in her direction, and I know she's mine. Scenting its fated mate, my wolf awakens and roars with lust. But Tessa Morrigan can't be my queen. She came too late. I've started the Underworld Bride Trials. All the women must fight to the death until the last one stands by my side.

Tess Morrigan, my fated mate, is my mortal enemy. She's been working for the monster I hate the most: Lucifer, my father. She won't stop until she has my head on a golden platter. Each time we meet, her eyes spark with passion and dreams, and her lips taste like honey. They say keep your enemies close. So I do, and I trap her in my embrace. Touching her. Desiring her. Until the day I strike first.

Secrets destroy relationships, and both Loki and I have too many. They aren’t the only barrier between us. The Bride Trials has turned on me and the blood contract demands I murder my mate. Our mating bond isn’t playing nice either; it nags me to mate with the King of the Underworld every second, despite my life and sanity hanging by a thin thread. As I race to find the hellfire crown to prove I’m meant to be the Queen of the Underworld, Loki turns to the darker side, at risk of losing himself and his wolf to keep me alive. To win this treacherous game, we’ll have to throw all our cards on the table and bare our souls. And even that might not be enough if we’re pawns instead of becoming the masters of our fates.

Loki and I are worlds apart. The Ice God is rewriting my memory, my desire, and my very soul. When he’s done, I won’t be Tessa Morrigan. I hold no illusion that my mate will come for me. He doesn’t even know I’ve been torn from him, and he’s now with an impostor. I’m being replaced and forgotten. When hope dies, a flame sparks to life within me. I’m doing everything in my power to hide my unborn son, but he’s more than eager to show me that he has enough magic to protect his mommy and tear apart the immortal enemy who has caged us. The final installment in the bestselling Underworld Bride Trials series.