Nathan Warner grew up being told that his powerful kinetic Gift was the key to a bright future. A future built around inheriting his father’s business, with a Gifted bondmate wife and a place in the Gifted elite. Never mind that he doesn’t want any of it. Nathan has always wanted to choose his own path, especially since he’s increasingly sure he wants a future with Will, the distinctly un-Gifted best friend his father disapproves of.

 

Will Savea grew up a rare Blank in a powerfully Gifted family. He doesn’t mind being different, even when people look down on him. It’s freeing, in a way. Fewer expectations, less pressure, a quieter life. More time for the things he likes: books, games, and hanging out with Nathan. Even if hanging out with Nathan means he has to shove his secret crush aside.

 

When Nathan and Will finally admit their feelings and share their first kiss, their soulmate bond snaps into place. But Nathan’s father has other ideas, separating them so absolutely that Nathan has no way of contacting Will. In the years that follow, their bond fades away to nothing. Nathan is too depressed to resist the path his father sets out for him, and Will builds a career as a palliative nurse, all too familiar with grief.

 

Nathan eventually battles his demons and finds his way back to Will, hoping for a second chance. But the odds are stacked against them: Will is convinced the bond broke for a reason, Nathan’s father won’t take no for an answer, and the Savea family are hiding a secret that could change everything.

 

Love always finds a way, but can it really win against life altering secrets and a broken fated bond?