All’s Fair in Luck & Love by Shea Balik

When he’d been tasked to create a spell to force matings between males and females in the paranormal world, Mezner had tried to warm the rest of the Consilium it wouldn’t work. Yet, mostly because of Jofre, a skunk shifter, who proclaimed the spell of a mage–especially one who was as strong as Mezner–could circumvent fate. Boy, was he wrong.
After centuries of being ‘alive’ Cyprian had no idea what it was to actually live until he met his mate. If only his world wasn’t already in turmoil. Years earlier, he’d defeated his sire, and
became the lead vampire in his coven. It wasn’t exactly ideal, yet no one had tried to challenge
him, until now. His sire wanted the position back and was willing to do whatever it took to get
it.
It wasn’t until Cyprian found his beloved, his mate, that his entire world changed. No…Not just changed but transformed. The moment Mezner had pulled Cyprian’s name from the mating bag, he knew now they were completely bonded.
And damn if he wasn’t the Luckiest man in the world.