Corinne was never the princess, just her stand-in, sent to marry Alpha Barrett Locke and end a war. 

The crown was fake, the vows were lies, but the mate bond that snapped into place the night he marked her was brutally real.  He knew she wasn’t the real bride. He claimed her anyway. 

When the true princess returned, he locked Corinne away to bury the scandal. She escaped carrying his child.

Six years later, she returns, not as a decoy, but a self-made powerhouse with an empire of her own and a five-year-old son who has Barrett's eyes.  She came for revenge. 

He sees his mate, his heir, and the bond that never died. 

This time, he’ll destroy anything to keep them both.
One deception started the war between them. One child will finish it.

Does spending one night together with the man I care for so deeply mean I'm in love with him?


Sitting on the bench enjoying the cool breeze, I let my thoughts wander. I like Darian. I trust him.


I trusted him enough to give him my body. I may not have had a plethora of wolf shifters vying to bed me, but I have had plenty of human men who were interested. I simply never wanted to be so vulnerable with anybody.


But when Darian kissed me, when he held me to him, I wanted him to be the first. In my dimly lit room, I wanted to know what it felt like to be with someone who cared about me.


Chapter 151 - Less Than Enough