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He's strong, he's scarred, and he'll battle through hell itself if it means getting back his mate...
Hades once had it all. A beautiful woman who he loved and who loved him back, a bright career with the U.S. Special Forces, and the dream of one day returning home to claim his mate and start a family with her. But all of that changed when one mission went terribly wrong, leaving the entire right side of his body covered with scars. Since coming back to his hometown, the beleaguered bear has waited fruitlessly for the damage to heal, unwilling to let his fated mate Cassie see him in his broken state. That is, until one night when a knock at his door changes everything.
Cassie is still in love with her longtime lover Hades. But he made he clear after coming home that he had no desire to see her, and despite a broken heart, she focused on her work running a bakery in the small town they both live in. But recently, things have taken a turn for the worst, and the medical bills from her fatherοΏ½s recent death are catching up to her, leaving her indebted to some very unsavory people. Her only option? Ask for help from the only person she can trust, and the last person in the world she wants to see.
Despite the situation, it soon becomes clear that the attraction that Cassie and Hades once had is still there, maybe even stronger. And in no time at all, they canοΏ½t keep their hands off each other or hope to return to what they once had. But the people that are after Cassie are much more dangerous than either of them could have expected, and Hades will stop at nothing to protect her.
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<div><p>He's strong, he's scarred, and he'll battle through hell itself if it means getting back his mate... </p><p>Hades once had it all. A beautiful woman who he loved and who loved him back, a bright career with the U.S. Special Forces, and the dream of one day returning home to claim his mate
Small hat, big head.  Big hat, small head.  Can a bear find a hat that is not too small and not too big, but just right?  
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