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?

Not because I wanted to. Because I had to.


The door clicked shut behind me and the hallway swallowed me whole—concrete, steel, the cold reek of antiseptic and old oil. My hand went to my neck on instinct. Heat. Wet. Blood. Her bite burned there like a brand, a steady throb that shouldn't have mattered but somehow did. My fingers came away red.


My wolf prowled under my skin, a caged force slamming itself against bone. Ours. She bit. She chose. Go back. Bite her back. Mark her. I clenched my jaw so hard it cracked.


"No," I told him, low. The word scraped my throat raw. "Not her. Not now."


He snarled in answer, a rumble that vibrated through my ribs. I ignored it. I had spent years turning instinct into obedience. Wolves bend to will. Mine bends to mine.


Chapter 22 - Chapter 22: If that's what you want, Alpha.