Author: helenscottandellabeeandrews

I was taught to fear the truth, a lesson my mother instilled in me from birth, but that was before. Before she disappeared without a trace and left me to navigate a world she taught me was dangerous, but never explained why.I thought I could handle traversing it alone, with only my best friend to share my secrets, but that was before them- before the men that plowed into my life and found a place … a place for themselves.They gave me everything- love, respect, but there was one thing I needed, that they didn’t have. Answers.Why was I taught…

Some secrets are meant to be broken— the rewards outweighing the consequences. Some, however, bring about a change unlike any ever imagined.The Mating Games challenged me; not only physically, but mentally, and the emotional toll it wreaked was the hardest part. Yet, I was starting to realize that the worst… and best… was yet to come. Joining the Resistance opened up possibilities for me I’d … for me I’d never considered, but just like anything else worth having, the price was steep. The question I struggled with, was that cost worth it? I thought seeing Izzy safe would be enough…

What’s my secret? That’s something I intend to take to the grave. When my best friend and the only person who knows who–and what–I really am gets selected for the Mating Games, I know the only way to save her is to try and win her for myself. All I need to do is navigate three trials while not letting anyone know I’m a woman, or, and this might be even more important, that I have magic. Easy, … magic. Easy, right? Easier than slaving away for all hours of the day swinging an ax in the mines. Or so…