Prologue

Humans were strange creatures of many sizes, shapes, and personalities. Carler was uncertain how to deal with them, especially the lovely Vivian, ex-FBI agent.

She was beautiful and intelligent but consumed by a pain he couldn't help her deal with. It was the pain that everything came back to, and even though it had now been several years, she was still where she had been when her lover had died. The woman was loyal, and he wanted that loyalty for himself. She was his fated mate, whether she believed it or not.

She'd found a job she could really sink her teeth into with the support she hadn't gotten in the past. Vivian could go after those who had ruined her life and killed her lover. Until she did, nothing could move forward for her. There would be nothing in her life and no happiness of any kind until the one responsible for all of it was taken or killed. She didn't mind taking out the others, but they didn't mean much. Her life would begin again when Joe Maggio, Senior, was dealt with.