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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Kael thought so too, although he had been careful not to say it directly.


Ever since my awakening, everyone seemed to be watching me for signs that something was wrong. The irony was that something was wrong. I just wasn't sure how to explain it when I couldn't explain it to myself first.


The fortress had finally gone quiet for the night.


Moonlight spilled through the windows of my chamber, casting pale shadows across the floor while the fire crackled softly in the hearth. Normally I found the sound comforting.


Tonight it only made the silence feel heavier.


I sat on the edge of the bed with a blanket wrapped loosely around my shoulders, staring out the window at the dark courtyard below.


Every time I closed my eyes, my mind returned to the same things.


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