Marcus

Dakota was doing all she could do to keep it together. She was a widow trying to raise her young daughter and between jobs to boot. Helping her granny and her aunt move into the School House Condos, Dakota was reminded again about how much she didn't have. Her granny's offer of a handout was too much. She wanted to make it on her own.

Micky had a feeling that Dakota would be Marcus's mate. Marcus didn't want any part of Micky's matchmaking and said he'd be out of town. But Marcus had a change of heart and decided to see for himself if Micky was right.

Dakota was scared to death. She was mated to a black tiger. Everything was happening too fast. The Prince family was great, but they were too big, too loud and too everything. It was all too much. And when Dakota found out that Queen Aurora had plotted her entire life, that was the last straw.