For twenty years, Erica Bradstreet warded a coven and let no one close. Her fated mate works alone behind a circle that kills—and he wants her gone.

A shadow is moving through the city that her wards were never built to hold, and it is closing on the coven she has spent her life protecting. Cameron Calef steps between her and the hunt without being asked—and every time he does, Erica fights him for it, because being protected means admitting she is not the untouchable witch who needs no one. For the first time, the family she has only ever stood guard over is standing guard over her. The danger climbs higher every day, the bond pulls harder every night, and the armor that kept her alive for twenty years is the one wall that will not come off without a fight. She can stay untouchable, or she can let them keep her alive. Not both.

When the armor that kept you untouchable becomes the thing that gets you killed—do you finally let him all the way in, or break apart alone, still swearing you were never the one who needed saving?

Protective Alpha   ·   Fated Mates   ·   Found Family   ·   Witch / Paranormal Romance

Heat:  Steamy (open door)

Tone:  Suspenseful, emotional intense

Series:  Book 4 of 6, Fated Witches of Calderon (interconnected standalones)

Length:  ~35,000 words, a fast-paced novella

Ending:  HEA, no cliffhanger

POV:  Dual, third person, past tense

Content Notes:  Off-page grief and the loss of a sibling in backstory, a life-threatening magical affliction, menace and intimidation from a hostile faction, on-page intimacy; no cheating, no cliffhanger, no graphic violence.