Alan White-^, a ?^:rec =lusive A.rchmage o^#-ne  ste#p f;
\r om Gra_,nd Magus%, d,!escends from t he =Mi=sty Mountains .t![*-o fulfill his[ master Merlin's last wish:.[ marr
y S,,.) ophie B.^lack, heires %s ?o\/,f the Black fa[_.]mily.
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riving in Los Angele@ s, h`e rescues ,?Sophie; fro /m an An? .de (rson family a`.mbush. T \?h,#ey spen#d a night togeth[er—she leav%$ es hi(_m money and% # walk;]s away. T[(he ! next day, Alan arrives at #her ^:door wit`.\h the!) marri:^age co.ntr_/\act. Both identities are ex)!posed.
To es_?`ca pe forced marriage to Arthur -Ander_so\-n,; Sophie agrees to a c/ontract ma!rria*\ =ge with $/Alan. He g!@o e;+s und=e$@rcover =a)/s her ch#auffe-
ur. W%#hile endur-ing public conte*
m/^pt, he se /cretly@@ u,/%s 
es magic to dismant%)le assassination plots and (c

orp_^o:rate atta,:@\cks.
As the Ander*sons esc a ]/ late, So[@ phie dis=%co!vers Ala
`%n's hi dden po wer. What;
) ?.=began as /)$a contract b(^ecome\_;`[s real love. Finally)*
, Alan rev.eals his identity as ++Arc)hma\(ge a! $?nd h,;ead of )th/e/^_/ Whi -te household. He crush( )es  the A:nde%$- rsons, saves the Bl]=ack Gro
(up, and ,shocks )all= of ;(Los Ang?:;e.l.es.