As one half of the fifth guardian pair, Rod knows their destiny is tied to the Great Ward.
If it failed before the new one was created, he and his mate will die creating the replacement.
There’s just one problem, Ailpein, the phoenix king, has forbidden any phoenix from mating with a mage, and used his powerful magic to enforce his will.
No mate bond means no new Great Ward.
Cinaed FionnLaoch burns with frustration at his grandfathers refusal to lift the mating prohibition.
He and Rod have honored his edict for forty years, but now the consequences...
Roderick Hollen met his mate forty years ago.
As one half of the fifth guardian pair, Rod knows their destiny is tied to the Great Ward.
If it failed before the new one was created, he and his mate will die creating the replacement.
There’s just one problem, Ailpein, the phoenix king, has forbidden any phoenix from mating with a mage, and used his powerful magic to enforce his will.
No mate bond means no new Great Ward.
Cinaed FionnLaoch burns with frustration at his grandfathers refusal to lift the mating prohibition.
He and Rod have honored his edict for forty years, but now the consequences reach far beyond them.
The Earths increasingly urgent warnings tell him the Ward is failing, but he’s powerless to fix it unless his grandfather relents.
But when King Ailpein vanishes without a trace, he takes with him any hope of lifting the spell.
James Blackstone has spent centuries plotting his revenge against the magical world that destroyed his demon-summoning ancestors.
He’s abducted King Ailpein and plans to use the phoenix king’s life force to destroy the barrier separating Hell and Earth.
Killing Ailpein will also prevent the new guardians from creating a new Great Ward.
Rod and Cinaed gather the other guardians and race to save Ailpein.
But even if they find him, it might already be too late.
Their love has survived four decades of separation, but if they don’t reach Ailpein in time, the only way to save the world will cost them their long delayed chance at happiness– and their lives.
