When an alien species invades Earth in a desperate attempt to save itself from extinction, humanity loses more than its freedom. Humans are forced into matching centers, where they await an inevitable fate: being claimed by an alien mate. Anna has spent months determined to avoid that fate. Fiercely independent, stubborn, and unwilling to surrender her freedom, she wants nothing to do with the beings who destroyed her world. But when a royal visit reveals that Anna is the destined mate of the alien prince, everything changes. Bound to a man she never wanted and caught between a powerful royal family and a bond neither of them can control, Anna must confront an impossible question: Can love ever truly exist when fate has already taken away the choice?