Alpha Donovan watched his brother struggle with the complications that come with a mate. Nonetheless, he still cannot wait to find his own. Born who he was, he is not prepared to discover that his mate is a witch. As if that were not challenge enough, she wants nothing to do with him whatsoever. Donovan's advice to Liam on the acquisition of his own mate led to great strife so he can only hope that the couple has a useful plan in mind for his predicament. Not that he would listen to it. The situation, however, could not be that simple. "Coerced" into a deal with the trickster witch Zira, Donovan finds himself tangled in a web he might not be able to free anyone from. More than that, he is not the only one that wants the witch with the green thumb. Can he protect his mate while she fights for her life or will she die without ever knowing what he is to her?