“I want you,” Thomas said slowly, “to replace Peirce as my second heir.”The teacup slipped slightly in Ben’s grasp. “W-What?”Thomas’s eyes gleamed beneath the moonlight. “You have the mind, the drive, and the spirit my grandson lacks. If you accept, I will make you part of the Shepherd family—and give you everything Peirce turned his back on.”Ben's miserable life of being the "poor son-in-law" changed overnight when Thomas Shepherd, the wealthiest man on earth made this shocking offer to him.Ben is to replace Thomas Shepherd's ungrateful grandson, Peirce, to become the second heir to the most powerful family on Earth—a position that comes with a $50 trillion empire.

“In that case, I'll tell you what my curse is.” Alpha Leonidas continued, “Every time I find my mate and accepts her, she dies after seven days.” I stiffened as I glanced up sharply at him. “That's right,” Alpha Leonidas said, his eyes heavy. “It's my curse. The mate bond between my mate and I, is just like a thread of death. On the seventh day, it snaps in twos, and my mate winds up dead.”