**completed** (Book Three of Three - Fated Series) (Please read Mated to a Vampire and then Reign of a Vampire before you read this one.) With the war over and a time of peace beginning, Nicolai finds himself restless. Eli has Sam, the kingdom is functioning as it should and everyone seems to be getting along well. Besides work, training and assisting with kingdom duties, there isn't much for him to do. When Sam finally gets her friend, Diana, to come to visit, Nicolai is more than happy to show her around. He finds himself enjoying her company more than he thought he would, so he decides to let her in to fully know him. Unbeknownst to anyone, hatred is growing in the hearts of men who seek to end this time of peace. When they threaten the lives of all whom Nicolai cares about, he shows them exactly what it means to be a protector.