Imara Parker is running from a curse that is supposed to kill her before she's 25. When she moves to a new safehouse, a young farmer (werewolf) named Ben delivers food to her, and they realize they are mates. Her brother tries to keep them apart but eventually gives in, and they get married. Things go well for a while, but Nightmares of Imara's death plague ben. One day he comes home to find a strange man at his kitchen table, realizes his family is dead, and the stranger curses him to relive his torment over and over for eternity, then kills Ben. Fifty years later, Ben wakes up in a house that doesn't belong to him, recovering from the stab wound that killed him. As he's leaving, he comes face to face with Imara and her brother again. Ben and Imara have blocked out their traumatic memories and don't realize they are mates. But her brother remembers and hires Ben to be Imara's bodyguard. Ben eventually remembers and vows to never allow Imara to remember or to let her love him, thinking he's the curse. Imara eventually remembers as well and is so heartbroken over what happens that she is inconsolable. They both die again, but while Imara is in the spirit world, she is given magic knives but the Darke King, who happens to be Ben's ancestor. With her new tool against their enemy, Imara returns fifty years later and is reunited with Ben; they train to defeat the man that cursed them. Ben is able to defeat the warlock, then goes in search of Imara in the magical world; they live happily ever after.

Cursed (The Broken Immortals Book 2)

/"I want someone with her at all times./" Thorin briefed the guard as he finished his coffee in the kitchen. Even with his clean, tailored clothes, he reminded Thorin of Shaw, and he couldn’t help but pat the big man’s shoulder like they were already the best of friends. /"I don’t want her to feel smothered. Just keep her company./"

He tipped his head a bit as he backed out the doorway. /"Yes, of course, Mr. Parker./"

Ben kissed Imara’s forehead and pulled the covers up under her chin. /"I love you, Baby. I’ll see you later./"

Each step away from the bedroom made him a little sicker, and he glanced back to the guard sitting outside their door. There wasn’t a cell in his body that didn’t ache to crawl back in bed, but if he wasn’t ready for Selvin this time, they’d have to relive the whole nightmare all over again.

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