He was feared like a curse. I was sent to bargain with monsters. When I am delivered to the most ruthless Alpha alive as a political hostage, I expect pain—or death. What I don't expect is to be claimed. Under ancient wolf law, Alpha Draven Nightcrest marks me as his own, binding my life to his power in a way no human has ever survived. To his enemies, I am leverage. To his court, I am proof that their savage ruler has finally found a weakness. To him, I am supposed to be nothing more than possession. But behind the blood-soaked authority and iron control is a predator who protects as fiercely as he destroys. The closer I get to the monster Alpha, the more dangerous our bond becomes—because if the truth is exposed, they won't just kill me. They'll use me to break him. And if I fall for the Alpha who owns my body but guards my life, it may cost us both everything. Dark. Dangerous. Addictive. This is not a love story meant to be safe.