The universe hated me so much, it tossed me around, then dumped me straight into the arms of my father’s killer.

—

I thought I understood monsters.

I grew up with them. I survived them. I swore I would kill the one who murdered my father and brothers.

But when I finally found him, I failed.

Dante Corsetti. Alpha. Mafia boss. The man who destroyed my family and dragged me into his house like a living trophy.

He broke me apart until I didn’t know where my rage ended and his cruelty began. He said I was nothing. A prisoner. A reminder of everything he’d lost. A punishment for sins I never committed.

Yet the longer I stayed, the more the world I thought I knew cracked open.

The secrets about my bloodline, lies my father died with and a supernatural truth I should never have discovered.

And in the middle of it all, a mate bond tied me to the monster I hated most.

The goddess must be laughing because Dante is not the only one drawn to me. There were two others.

Knox, who looked at me like I was the first good thing the goddess ever gave him.

Reed, who claimed I was destined for him no matter who he had to fight.

Three alphas.

One impossible bond.

And me, trapped between revenge, desire, and a fate dark enough to break every one of us.



WARNING: 18+

Contains dark, and triggering themes some readers might find disturbing.

My life literally flashed before my eyes.


I froze, dagger held out in front of me, staring at the creature with wide eyes.


I might have stayed that way—paralyzed—if I hadn't heard someone scream,


Before I could move, the coyote lunged, swiping a paw toward me. I slashed blindly, desperate. A second later, something slammed into me from the side.


I was thrown several feet from the car. I hit the asphalt hard, and my head cracked against it. Pain exploded through my skull instantly. A gasp flew past my lips.


I tried to move. Tried to speak. Tried to scream. Nothing. My limbs wouldn't respond. I just lay there, breath shallow, vision blurring, ears ringing—world spinning.


A voice. Distant. Panicked. Familiar. Hex?


That sounded like Dante. But he'd never called me that before.


I parted my lips to respond, but nothing came. Then everything faded.


"Forgive me, Black. I did everything I could…"


Chapter 16 - Memory returned