Matesbane: An Alpha's Deadly Obsession
In modern London, power wears a polished face.
Lucien de Montfort has survived empires, wars, and revolutions by learning restraint. As the ageless CEO of Montfort Global, he moves easily through Mayfair drawing rooms, private members’ clubs, and political fundraisers, a man trusted by billionaires and ministers alike. His wealth is unquestioned. His influence is immense. His nature is hidden, even from himself, through centuries of discipline.
Until Eliza Ashbourne.
Eliza is everything Lucien must never touch. Fully human. Newly married. Fiercely loved by her husband, Sebastian Ashbourne, a rising political star with the future of Britain in his grasp. Protected by a powerful family who has known Lucien for decades and welcomed him as an ally, a benefactor, a friend.
When an ancient biological bond awakens inside Lucien, it is not destiny or romance. It is a predatory imprint that strips him of choice and corrodes his self-control. He knows what he is becoming. He knows that proximity alone endangers Eliza’s safety, her sanity, and her life. Withdrawal should be simple. It is not.
As Lucien’s obsession escalates, Eliza senses the threat long before she understands it. The unease. The feeling of being watched. The quiet violations that slip through the cracks of privilege and trust. When she speaks, her family believes her immediately, setting power against power in a battle fought behind closed doors and public smiles.
This is not a love story.
It is a Gothic tale of obsession hidden behind respectability, of monsters who understand their own evil, and of a marriage that survives the darkness trying to tear it apart. In a world where wealth grants access and secrecy breeds horror, the only resolution is removal.
Because some monsters do not deserve redemption.
And some bonds must end in destruction, no matter the cost.