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[COMPLETE] What life is left for a warrior when there is no more enemy to fight?

...He knelt before her in the posture of a soldier giving honor to their Queen. And she didn't even know it.

“Harth," he rasped, "I come empty-handed. I bring no weapon. Because I swear to you, I will never choose to harm you. Never draw your blood—in anger, or in fear. I bring no shield. Because I vow I will never defend myself from your eyes, your hands, your mind. I am yours.”

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After a year of peace in Anima, Tarkyn finds himself... lonely. As the Captain of the Queen's Guard and a lion-shifter, he has met every female in the tribes, but never found his mate. Certain he must have overlooked someone, Tarkyn undertakes a grueling ritual, pleading with the Creator to reveal her. But the ritual presses him to the end of even his formidable strength. 

Yet, the Creator heard his cry...

Discovered on the brink of death by his mate, Harth, and nursed back to health, Tarkyn now faces the most difficult battle of his life. Because Harth isn’t just a stranger to the Anima, she is a weapon of the humans who tried to destroy them.

Can the love of a warrior and his enemy bring peace to Anima? Or will they be torn apart forever by war between their peoples?

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STANDALONE STORY: While Tarkyn's story is a part of the Anima world and fans will be reunited with some of their favorites as side-characters, Tarkyn and Harth are new POV characters and their story is a new plot arc, so their story can be enjoyed without reading the previous books! But please add Falling in Love with the King of Beasts, and Taming the Queen of Beasts to your library to enjoy later!

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Mated to the Warrior Beast

"It's the right decision, El," he said, his lips and tongue feeling too thick because his head was spinning. "With me there the chance of Zev being pushed to violence is a lot less, I think. I have forged a connection of sorts. He trusts Harth to bring us together so I can show him the truth. And… and if I can get him to agree to peace—at least as long as we negotiate—then you don't need me on the other side to help you in the event of battle, because there won't be one."

He said it much more confidently than he felt.

"I agree," Elreth said, though her face was stern. "But that doesn't mean we can ignore the risk…"

Tarkyn listened numbly, his head spinning—should he tell El? Or, as Harth had correctly identified, was the risk too great that she would give up on peace.

The Last Detail