Thales struggled as a demigod. His sisters rose to godhood with ease, but Thales couldn't make a single decision about this future. He loved the mountains; however, a life without the forests and the lush green of a wild glen seemed a nightmare. Until he has a territory, Thales won't have a fated mate, yet even that wasn't enough to motivate him.
Until Cadfael came along.
Popping into Thales's father's forest without a care, the fae prince upends everything around him. A tornado made flesh, he's everything Thales admired - determined, intelligent, confident. Cadfael waltzes in, steals Thales heart, and leaves the demigod desperate to become a god, so the bond Thales believes exists between them will awaken.
An island isn't too much to make if it will win Cadfael's heart.
Cadfael wants freedom. Firstborn of the kings of Faerie, he sees the throne as a burden, aching to reshape his world or claim a kingdom on his own rather than having it handed to him. When his younger twin, Idwal, abandons Faerie to elope with his fated mate, Cadfael drowns his frustration and takes a less than sober trip to a forest god's realm.
He doesn't expect to find the brooding Thales endearing. Having never been attracted to anyone before, Cadfael pushes the demigod away. He knows he has no fated mate, so no matter how much he enjoys the demigod's company, he won't risk his heart on someone who is guaranteed to have a soulmate waiting for them.
Racing off to explore the world, Cadfael misses Thales, but as the demigod has begun the work of creating a territory, he's a ticking time bomb to fated mate mayhem.
Are these two destined for love? Or will Thales's godhood and his awakened mate bond lead him in another direction?