What if the monster you were sold to wasn't the real danger?

They call him the Monster. Nine wives. Nine graves. No heirs.

I was supposed to be the tenth.

Sold by my family to save a sister who betrayed me, I thought survival meant staying invisible.

 But when I healed Alpha Kael Cinderclaw in the snow, I accidentally bound us together, a mate bond neither of us wanted and neither can sever.

Now I feel his rage like fire beneath my skin.

 He feels my fear like a blade against his throat. And the fortress that buried nine wives is watching us both.

My family wanted me erased.
His enemies want me dead.

And Kael? He looks at me like I'm the one thing he can't afford to want—but can't let go.

They wanted a sacrifice.
They're getting an awakening.
In a world where power is everything, the wolfless girl just became the Alpha's greatest weakness, and his most dangerous obsession.

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By morning, the decision had already settled into place so firmly that there was no point pretending I hadn't made it.


I wasn't going to sit in that room and wait for someone else to decide what happened to me.


Not Seraphina. Not the elders. Not even Kael.


If this was about power, then the worst thing I could do was remain exactly where they expected me to be, weak, protected, and unaware of what I was capable of.


I had spent too much time reacting to things I didn't understand. That ended now.


The fortress felt different when I stepped outside my room. A few guards straightened when they saw me, their attention shifting too quickly to be casual. They weren't just watching for threats anymore.


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