To love and protect...across worlds. War rages on planet Magio, where soul-bonds are forbidden between the people of Peacio and Dralion, yet within a high-ranking inner circle, those illicit bonds exist and teeter perilously on the edge of discovery. Twenty-year-old Peacian empath Belle Benner has been waiting two years for her soul-bound mate to claim her and when she finally meets him, she discovers he's the last person she ever expected him to be. Her mate is a warrior healer from within the enemy's ranks, a man she must release if she wishes to accept the greatest challenge she'll ever undertake, that of bringing their world's warring to an end. Dralion warrior healer Nicolas Vegara will do whatever it takes to keep the war between the nations of Peacio and Dralion from escalating. If he must give up his forbidden soul-bound mate, he will. If dangerous lies must be told to safeguard her, he'll utter them, and if he must lay down his life for those he's called to protect, then he'll do so. It's time for the battle of two warring nations to come to a head. Can this young mated pair bring together two battling kings to resolve their issues...and find love along the way for themselves?