Every witch’s magic originates in the unexpected.

The last thing Alena expects is to be hauled out of bed by an Egyptian soldier and tossed into a stone cell. Then Orpheus steps from the shadows. The rake who once almost tricked her into his bed is suddenly her partner in a forced mission: to find a celestial weapon promised to Cleopatra.

Orpheus hadn’t anticipated meeting anyone like Alena. Could their immediate connection be due to a common secret— ancestral magic? He never meant to deceive her, but to survive this game of the gods, he’ll have to earn her trust again and heal old wounds before it’s too late.

The biggest surprise? Surviving their quest is just the beginning.

Their three daughters are destined for great power. Born in the Garden of the Hesperides, everything changes when one falls in love with the dragon guarding the gate.