Thalia is a Fennec fox shifter, considered the weakest and definitely the smallest of shifters, outside of witches. But she doesn't have a chip on her shoulder about that. Everyone else is a different question.Thalia's fated mate, a direfox named Scott, rejects her and sells her to the Mad Wolven King, after 9 years of torturous marriage. Rumours of the king's savage and nefarious nature terrify her, but she would do anything to escape the devil she knows, and the devil she doesn't seems to be kind enough upon their first meeting. She plays the part of a broken doll perfectly, and is soon free. Better than just free, her new home is everything she's ever hoped for, and her new husband is better than "kind enough". Even the gods seem to smile on the couple, as they both are each other's "second chance" mate. But why has being a fated pair never felt quite like this for Thalia? And why does her ex-husband seem so delighted with her newfound happiness?