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.

Chapter 59 – The Eyes Watching From Within


By the time the sun fully rose over the fortress, I had already stopped pretending that anything inside these walls was stable.


The shift from the night before hadn't settled. It had deepened. Fractures were forming beneath the surface and I could no longer afford to ignore them.


I stood near the window in my chamber, looking out over the inner grounds, but my attention wasn't on the view. It was on patterns. Movement. Who spoke to who. Who avoided eye contact. Who lingered where they shouldn't.


I had spent years leading this pack. I knew what tension looked like before it became rebellion.


This was worse. Because it wasn't loud.


A knock came at the door, sharp but measured.


The door opened, and one of my most trusted warriors stepped inside. Darius didn't waste time with unnecessary formality, but he also didn't take steps he hadn't already thought through.


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