After Kaia is taken by Maverick, she must risk going through time to finally break the curse controlling her. But then she unexpectedly crosses paths with a different version of her Alpha mate, Nero, who is set on being an obstacle in her quest for freedom. *** Imprisoned by Maverick, Kaia will do anything to reclaim her freedom and return to her fated mate, Nero. But first, she must break the curse on her. With the help of a witch who owes Nero a debt, Kaia is sent back in time to seek the one who bound her to this cruel twist of fate. However, when she encounters her mate in this timeline, he isn't the same Nero she knows. As a young, newly appointed Alpha still mourning the death of his parents, Nero is suspicious and eager to unravel her secrets. As Kaia's time runs out and Maverick threatens to trap her forever, she has no choice but to force Nero to trust her, even if it means knocking him off his feet with the truths she holds. One by one, secrets are unravelled, and Kaia finds out just how long her Alpha has been waiting for her.

She takes care of everyone. He just wants to take care of her. Evangeline vowed to always make sure her brothers were taken care of after the death of their parents. Even if it meant taking up every job in town or in the city, she would always be sure they weren't without. Growing accustomed to doing so, it became all that she knew, taking care of the people she's learned to love, not really having time for herself. When her friends and brother convince her to break routine, Evangeline runs into wealthy, college playboy Tristan Fuller, who has all the time in the world for himself. With one bad first impression follows multiple meetings by chance making it almost inevitable that the two grow infatuated with one another.

Lacey White does what she wants and when she wants to do it. Although, her tactics may have gotten her into some trouble last year when she decided to mess with Michael Burke and Braden Williams. Two hot head basketball players. She left freshman year with a broken heart but now she is back for her sophomore year. She has a new apartment and new, slightly destructive, mindset. Braden Williams, returning for his junior year at UNC. Cocky, annoyingly hot, and somewhat of a jerk. The only loyalty he holds is with his friends and basketball. Well, the friends he finds are fit of his loyalty. As for the rest of his teammates well they are just along for the show he seems to believe he puts on. His chance to go to the NBA is riding on his shoulders and his risk of messing up the team again. But, it's inevitable they will cross paths, especially with their best friends dating each other. It's just a matter of how well things will be handled. Which should be easy for two hot headed people still in love with each other, totally. *You & Basketball Series: Book II*