The Five: Lachlan & Scarlett

Scarlett doesn’t believe in fate—she believes in Wi-Fi, caffeine, and avoiding emotional entanglements at all costs. So when a magical bond links her to Lachlan, a brooding bear shifter with enough alpha energy to make wolves flinch, she’s ready to bolt. Too bad fate has other plans—and they come wrapped in a glowing wrist mark and a prophecy no one bothered to explain.

Dragged into a world of ancient power and shifting alliances, Scarlett must use her limited magic and tech savvy to decode a broken prophecy that was never meant for someone like her. But as danger builds and the mysterious Shadow Accord emerges from hiding, she and Lachlan must decide: follow the path fate laid out… or burn it down together.

Because this bond isn’t about destiny—it’s about choice. And Scarlett never does anything the easy way.