“No… I won't.”
“Oh, petal, I wasn't asking. You WILL marry me.”
****

Dr. Kiyomi, a neurosurgeon rogue lycan, lives in & never leaves the human hospital— the safest place for her. That’s until a high-profile mafia surgery goes wrong and she’s blamed for it despite being on leave. 

Suddenly the limelight is on her, forcing her rare last name back into the memories of people who have long wanted her dead — the Bogdan Lycans. As if that isn't enough, the Ivanov Russian mob is after her with vengeance in their hearts. 

Scared, Kiyomi leaves the hospital pretending to be a night-shift male nurse — which works, only for her to be kidnapped at the hospital’s entrance, by the cruel lycan queen’s guards who drag her to the queen Sakura’s human home.
— — — 
Sakura Watanabe; the soulless crazy queen known to screw up everyone for fun. She ruins everything she touches and sucks the life out of everyone around her. She is bad, cruel, and a menace who does whatever she wants, however, and whenever she wants it.

When she hears of Dr. Kiyomi’s misfortunes, she is curious to see what will make that lycan break, and orders that Kiyomi be brought to her, so she can sign the infamous Sakura contract that always leaves the signee dead, dead and dead. 

What Sakura doesn't factor in is the fact that the woman who walks through her door is her soulmate. And even worse is the desire she gets to protect Kiyomi. Not one to relent in the hands of fate, Sakura forces Kiyomi to sign the oppressive contract.

What happens when Sakura's heart starts beating for Kiyomi, and she goes after everyone who hurt her soulmate? Will she cancel the contract and embrace love, or will she stay the stoic soulless queen with nothing to live for?

And even better, how long can Sakura fight fate?

"Stay back, someone's at the door," Kiyomi suddenly said after hours of effort for the both of them to go to the Lycan kingdom. 


It was a death wish for the both of them, but Elif had been so adamant about it that Kiyomi figured that they would get this done and dusted. It didn't matter what they would face on the other side, because Sakura was bound to protect life. 


That was all that mattered to Kiyomi anyways, not that Elif even knew about that at the moment.


"You're scaring me. Are you sure this isn't just another attempt at you making me not go with you? You realize it won't work this time, yeah?" Elif asked and Kiyomi just stared at her best friend sadly. 


"Someone really is at the door. I can't smell them and that is what pisses me off. Get back, I'll check and let you know how it goes," Kiyomi said earnestly and Elif stared in worry like that was going to make Kiyomi change her mind about it.


Chapter 34 - And You Don’t… So, I Won’t Hold Back