He's loved her since he was fifteen. She thinks she's too broken to love anyone. When fate fails them both, they'll have to fight for a love that was never meant to be. Maya Sterling thought she had it all figured out. Marry her fated mate. Build the perfect life. Live happily ever after. Then Damien chose his true mate over her and shattered everything. Six years later, Maya's divorced, working doubles at her family's diner, and done believing in fairy tales. She definitely doesn't need another Blackwood brother complicating her life. But Carter Blackwood has other plans. He left town at eighteen to escape watching Maya suffer. Now he's back—stronger, richer, and determined to prove that chosen love beats fated bonds every single time. There's just one problem: Maya's ex-husband won't sign the divorce papers. Damien wants her back now that his perfect mate turned into a nightmare. And someone's playing a dangerous game that could destroy them all. Carter will fight his own brother for her. Maya will have to decide if she's brave enough to trust again. And their enemies will do anything to tear them apart.