The Royal line of the Wolf Shifters Kingdom is plagued by a family curse that the first born child will not be able to sense, or be sensed by, their fated mate. But they must still be marked by their fated mate before their 25th birthday or the curse will take their life. The curse was crafted to test the limits of the mate bond and if two would truly choose each other without the pull of the bond and being told they were meant to be. The curse will be broken if the two fated mark each other. It is on its fourth generation and no one has been successful as of yet. Valencia, the first born of King Harold and Queen Eleanor, is the current bearer of the curse. From the day she was born she was showered with love as her parents knew her impending doom. No one had been successful in breaking the curse and it seemed impossible. The Northern Kingdoms royal curse is a well kept secret. Her birth was kept hidden so the kingdom would not question her sudden death at 25. Seeking to impact the world in a positive way before her clock runs out, Valencia has dedicated her life to helping those in need. She joined a global shifters medical group who turns from no battlefield and no shifter disease. They serve all in need no matter the risk. Her travels entangle her in an unsuspected romance with the royal of another kingdom. Could this be her chance to break the curse? Or break hearts?