Rejected by her mate and discarded by her pack, Seraphine thought she’d hit rock bottom. She was wrong. Now, she’s been traded as a breeder to the ruthless Alpha of the Mistwood pack, Theodore Zain—a man whose legendary curse kills every bride he takes.

Theodore needed an heir, not another bride destined to die. But the omega forced on him is disarmingly innocent and maddeningly resilient. He’s a man resigned to his cursed fate, she’s a woman with nothing left to lose, and their forced union is a powder keg waiting to ignite.

Theodore makes the terms clear: this is a contract, not a romance. She will provide an heir and stay out of his heart. He’s built walls of ice to survive the curse, and he warns her to do the same.

But as her quiet defiance chips away at his control, a possessiveness he never anticipated awakens a desire that could be her death sentence. Will her light be enough to defy a centuries-old curse, or will she simply become its next victim?


My heart hammered against my ribs. "My mother?" The words barely escaped my lips, disbelief coating every syllable.


The woman from my dream gazed at me with such tender warmth that I felt completely captivated. "Yes, darling. And the Alpha bear is woven into your destiny. You cannot run from this truth."


Pure shock coursed through me. I desperately wanted answers, needed her to explain everything, but the vision dissolved like morning mist. I jolted awake, gasping for air, my chest constricted with an almost painful tightness. The dream had felt impossibly real, as if it had burrowed straight into my soul.


I scanned my surroundings in the pale moonlight filtering through the windows. The campus slept peacefully around me, yet something felt different. Something monumental was shifting, and I questioned whether I possessed the strength to face whatever was coming.


Chapter 136 - Chapter 186 Merely The Mate Bond