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.

By the third day of training, my body had stopped pretending to cooperate.


Everything hurt in ways that felt deeper than simple exhaustion. My muscles ached constantly, my balance had become inconsistent, and the strange instability that had started after the pregnancy only seemed to get worse the harder I pushed myself. Some mornings I woke up feeling almost normal, only for my strength to disappear halfway through the day without warning. Other times my reflexes sharpened so suddenly it felt unnatural, like my body was overcorrecting for something I didn't fully understand.


More than the pain, more than the fear, I hated not understanding what was happening to me.


Chapter 69 - Chapter 69 : The Body That Won’t Obey