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 76 – The Body That Was Never Meant to Survive This


The moment Kael left the fortress, I regretted letting him go.


Not because I thought he was incapable of handling himself. If there was one thing nobody questioned in Blackmoor, it was Kael's ability to survive almost anything thrown at him.


But lately, survival didn't feel as certain as it used to.


Too many enemies were moving in shadows while pretending loyalty in daylight.


I sat near the window for most of the afternoon, pretending to read and failing miserably at it.


The same page had been open for nearly twenty minutes.


Every few minutes I found myself looking toward the courtyard instead.


Watching servants cross from one building to another.


Chapter 76 - Chapter 76 – The Body That Was Never Meant to Survive This