Wolf king Edric Rylan is forced to marry, not for love, but to avoid the destruction of his family's dynasty. A prophecy he doesn't entirely believe has forced his hand. Either he marries a werewolf from the Silvius bloodline and produces an heir, or his kingdom is finished. Edric's not about to watch everything he's built fall to pieces. But the Silvius royal family was completely wiped out in his grandfather's era. Second, he's gay. That complicates things when it comes to making an heir. Fortunately, an eccentric old wolf seer has found a solution: an omega wolf named Julian Wilson-the offspring of a werewolf and a human-who can have a child. The omega is illegitimate, but he has Silvius blood in his veins. Edric knows his duty. He must mate this omega and produce his heir to stop the prophecy, and then he'll decide whether to keep the omega or exile him back to the human world. But Julian is like no wolf he's ever met-not only beautiful but unassuming, genuine, and kind. The omega is dangerous, but he's only a threat to Edric's rigid way of seeing the world. And to his heart. Julian Wilson works in fast-food, struggling to pay for college night classes. So when he's offered money to meet with a king, he's sure it's a scam. Then he loses his job. Desperate, he agrees to meet Edric and immediately regrets it. The alpha is so handsome and sexy that Julian has to stop himself from drooling over a man who could star in his fantasies. When the king asks for Julian's hand in marriage, he nearly falls over. This might turn out to be a loveless marriage, but he's at the end of his rope. At least sex with Edric will be hot, and he can do more good in the world as mate to a king than he ever could alone. Julian must give this king his heir, doing his best to protect the child he carries inside. But there are wolves within the royal court seeking to end the union of a king and a tainted-blood omega and will stop at nothing to rip their love apart.