Jax Fortier expected to die as a traitor before he turned thirty... My goals were simple-give our rebel settlement infrastructure and avoid attachment. I didn't need a woman to weep at my hanging. When our group kidnapped an elite gifted woman known as The Wallflower, we hoped she'd bond with my brother, our leader. Then the rebellion would have a team of time travelers to retrieve the supplies so desperately needed. But the feisty blonde has the nerve to walk into my life and claim my energy instead of my brother's. In one fell swoop, she becomes the future and downfall I didn't want. I must find a way to send her home before I fall for a woman I can't have. After a decade of waiting, Aria O'Malley still had hope of finding her bond partner... Being elite gifted meant I had my future laid out for me. I would bond with a perfect, loving man and fulfill my destiny of becoming part of a time traveling team. I waited patiently for my future to arrive, only to be kidnapped by rebel forces and for my energy to choose a sexy, brooding outlaw who wants nothing to do with me. I refuse to settle for someone who only sees my value as a means to an end, and the tempting, mechanical genius has underestimated my other magical abilities. All I need to do is wait for the right moment to make my escape...and resist the lure of his energy.