Odette thought her world ended the night her father was murdered. Blind, sheltered, and suddenly powerless, she’s thrown into the hands of Evander, the cold, ruthless Alpha who ordered her father’s death.
Evander rules with iron control, feared as both Alpha of his pack and Boss of the underworld. He doesn’t believe in love. He doesn’t believe in mates. But the moment Odette enters his life, she awakens the instincts he’s spent years silencing.
She swears she hates him. He insists he doesn’t need her. Yet every glance, every breath, every clash of wills threatens to break them both.
A dangerous bond ties them together, one born of blood, power, and a desire neither of them can escape.
Will Odette remain a prisoner in his world, or will she become the one thing Evander cannot control?

"Mara," I said, frowning. "What's the hold up now?"


Her voice came small, tight. "Madam, I can't sit when the boss hasn't told me to."


I blinked, fingers tracing the rim of my cup. I could hear it in her tone—how careful, how terrified she was. Her respect for me was there, yes, but so was her fear of him. And maybe that was what got under my skin most of all.


Because that was the thing about Evander. He didn't even have to speak to make people obey him. One look, one breath, one step in the wrong direction, and people folded like paper. That was the power of monsters. That was the power of men who believed they owned the world—and me in it.


I wanted to scream, to shake Mara by the shoulders and tell her, You're not a slave, you're a person.


But I couldn't. Because I understood. Because I'd been her once. Because I still was.


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