Book excerpt: My fated mate is the heir to the Hunters who killed my family. Never once did I imagine finding my mate to be a newcomer to the Ridge and heir of my natural-born enemy. Nova's just now learning the truth about her shifter father after living among humans. The instant my eyes locked with hers, I knew she was mine. Mine to worship. Mine to protect. My desperate need to protect and claim her can't change the cruel twist of fate that she comes from a long lineage of Hunters on her mother's side. We hate each other - even if I want to tear her clothes off, making her mine. Fate is cruel because I'll go feral without her.