**Special Edition Alternate Hardcover**<br/>Highly trained, deadly, and three hundred years old. Fehrn is a shifter wolf out to complete his reconnaissance mission.<br/>Elite Spy.<br/>Warrior.<br/>Rational.<br/>He has been watching her for weeks. Determined to extract information about the dark witches she is loyal to.<br/>But when the moment to get close enough occurs he breaks his code, throwing the rules out to agree to her bargain.<br/>***<br/>Comfortable alone, quietly devoted, and grateful to the masters who sheltered her from an orphan’s destitution. Idalia hides her true self.<br/>Fire Witch.<br/>Telepath.<br/>Dutiful.<br/>Alone in this world, she has kept her secret her whole life. Staying safe and unassuming. Completing her role in the castle of the House of Elharean without question.<br/>But when the claws that threaten her neck one night also threaten to rip down the walls around her heart, she strikes a bargain.<br/>The only problem is, she just lied.<br/>Before he discovers the truth she’d better hope her heart doesn’t betray her.<br/>Author's Note: This is a standalone novella - interconnected with the other books and characters in the Nocturnal Hearts series. HEA guaranteed. Please check the author's website for all tropes, tags, and CWs.<br/>⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Had me so invested in, not only their story, but the entire world of the Nocturnal Hearts series; that I'm drooling for the next bite...<br/>⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️If you want a steamy romp through a mystical and magical setting, then this book is most definitely for you!<br/>⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I’ve added another member to my fantasy reverse harem because Fehrn is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥<br/>⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I’m so excited for book 2. It was intense and too short, I need to know what happens next 🔥😍<br/>If you love those tropes you will love it he falls first / she serves the enemy / fated mates<br/><br/>Perfect for fans of Immortals After Dark by Kresley Cole, Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter, or the Sinner Sisterhood by Lana Pecherczyk