I’m a fighter, not a puppet warming a fancy chair.

The great Council of Unnaturals has been around since the beginning of time, each member replaced by their eldest child when the time comes.

And my mother is the head of the Oasis.

Her eldest? Well, that would be me.

But I’m not interested. I’d rather live above ground.

Besides, there are much better things to do with my time, like saving a family of shifters, keeping humans from causing mass extinctions, and fighting back demon hordes.

Magic is my weapon of choice, and I wield it with precision.

But my people are relentless and send a small group of handsome men to capture me. An angel, a vampire, and a wolf.

Someone should have sent some luck along with them.

Before long, I’ve pulled them into cause—rescuing a family of shifters who’ve been attacked in their home.

We work to get the teenage kids who’d been kidnapped back, but a dream pulls at me.

My people in the Oasis are under attack.

Surely not.

If I leave, the kids will die, but if I stay, all I’ve ever known could be destroyed.

There is no right answer, and yet, I’ve gotta make my move.

My mother would be so proud.