Dragons protect me as I meet the Guild in Loch Ness. But I’m not really safe. Not against the Guild―the most powerful order of mages and witches in the world, and they want to kill Mark, the famous entrepreneur I’m destined for, because of a dangerous spell I’d cast. And not just Mark. Our future children too. I will do whatever it takes to save them.

But I have a more pressing problem than their threats: Mark’s darkness. I have seen it resurface. More than once. Especially back in New York. I keep hoping that love will cure this. That he can fight it. For me.

On the eve of our marriage, when I’m about to become Julie Ralston, I fear the future. How long do we have before the Guild sends its assassins? And is my magic strong enough, to keep me safe from Mark?