'Oh Dear Selene, send a miracle our way. Please let Gabriel be my second chance mate. I don't know what I would do without him.' Rosalie offered up prayers. She peered at her mate's sleeping face and repeated that prayer over and over. She loved her chosen mate as much as air.

She was aware of how risky their mating was. Gabriel might as well exile her after meeting his fated mate one day. What happened between Tyler and Kristine had alerted her to the risks associated with that. They could still sense the mating bond if one of the fated was not yet marked, but not as strongly as...