and "Okay, for the record, I didn't ask for a famous painter to be my soulmate. I mean, yeah, I liked paintings. Lots of people like paintings. But that didn't mean I wanted be married to a painter. and "Not that I wanted to be married to anyone else, either. I would've been happy just being a loner cheetah shifter for the rest of my life, teaching at Shifty University and designing cool buildings. But the universe decided, and bam, I was soulmates with Haiden Day. and " Jazz doesn't want a soulmate, but not for the reason most shifters claim. She's not afraid of how he would treat her or whether or not he would love her - she's afraid of her past, and she's determined not to let Haiden know about it. Haiden, on the other hand, isn't afraid at all. He just wants to be with the other half of his soul. Fame and fortune mean nothing when you don't have anyone to share it with, and Jazz is the one he wants to be with. The past comes back to bite them both in more ways than one. Jazz and Haiden have to learn to love each other while they learn who they really are and what they really want, along with how to make a difference together. It'll take some effort to figure it out, but they're determined.