Night Embraced — Paulette Miller

Tianna's constant struggle to juggle mated life with two shapeshifting Draak came to a crashing halt when her mate, Nathaniel, came face to face with the realities of her relationship with her other loverâ€"the evil Draak wizard Kai. No longer able to cope with her double life, Nathaniel walked away, leaving Tianna's heart shattered. In an attempt to start a new life, Tianna's Draak family was forced to watch as she took her newborn children and disappeared into the shadows of the night on the back of Kai's Black Dragon. She believed that fate had, once again, chose a new path for her at Kai's side where she hoped to save him from the evil that had seduced his heart.

Facing a life without Tianna and their child at his side, Nathaniel sets out to win back his mate, but his abandonment left her wary. Now he must confront his greatest challenge and learn how to regain her trust. This task isn't going to be easy and Kai isn't going to let her and their child go without a fight. He wants to keep Tianna at his side so, together, they can rule all of Lagrangia, which he believes is their prophesied destiny.

Can Nathaniel regain Tianna's trust and learn to truly accept the realities of his mate having another lover? Or will he be forced to watch from the sidelines while Kai holds her tightly in his arms? If Nathaniel succeeds, how will Kai react? As the battle for possession rages on, Lagrangia moves another step closer to its own destruction.