After my best friends fell in love with hot dragon shifters, all eyes turned toward me. Apparently, I might be the final puzzle piece to this new apocalyptic prophecy. Now we have to wait for the mysterious guardian to show up and decide if I'm worthy. No pressure or anything. I didn't have time for romantic fantasies--not when I have a six-year-old girl who needs me. But when the majestic dragon finally showed up and stared at me with haunted pain in his eyes, I knew I was screwed. There's no escaping fate. I had a duty to my friends--to the world--but most of all to my daughter, forcing me to enter into this mating bond arrangement. It's not the first time I've known sacrifice, but this might just be the hardest thing I've ever had to do. Malachy is cold and unforgiving. He doesn't want me as a mate. I'm not sure I want him either. The cruel and beautiful beast has given up on life--a luxury I can't afford. I couldn't live with myself if I didn't do everything in my power to help save the Earth. There is nothing I wouldn't do to make sure my little girl has a future. Even if that means being mated to the monster who wants to watch us all burn . . . Contains mature themes.