Dannika is too young and innocent, not counting the fact that she is the daughter of Damian's best friend, so he must stay away from her. However, she is his mate, which means Damian needs to be with her. Dannika Harrison has loved Damian Locke from the moment she learned what love means. He may be older, but she doesn't care because she wants to be with him. When they spend one night together and Damian admits that Dannika is his mate, she realizes that she will never leave him. Damian - a werelion and friend of Dannika's father - forced himself to leave his mate. He imprinted with her, which means Damian won't be able to leave forever. Now, four years later, as his lion awakens for her, he is obsessed with having Dannika, unable to let her go. She belongs to him, and will soon bear his mark so that everyone knows about it.