Novels by Carly Dean

LIANA POVDominic carried me through corridors slick with blood, his arms a cage I never wanted to escape.Bodies littered the floor, the witch's guards, all dead. He had torn through them like they were paper, and I could still feel the violence radiating from him, barely contained beneath his control."Where are we going?" My voice was breathless against his throat."Somewhere safe." His grip tightened possessively. "Somewhere I can claim you properly without interruption."Heat flooded through me despite the serum burning in my veins. The mate bond was screaming now, demanding completion, demanding he make me his in every way that mattered.We emerged into the night air, and I saw Marcus waiting beside a black SUV. His scarred face was grim as he took in my condition, the black veins still visible across my skin, the way I trembled in Dominic's arms."Alpha, Dr. Volkov is waiting at the compound. She says she might be able to""No." Dominic's voice was absolute. "We are not going to

LIANA POVI woke to the scent of jasmine and something darker underneath, blood magic.My head pounded as I tried to move, only to discover my wrists were bound above me with silver chains that burned against my skin. Not regular silver. Spelled silver, the kind that suppressed supernatural abilities.The room was elegant in a cold, clinical way. White walls, pristine floors, and medical equipment that looked far too modern mixed with artifacts that belonged in a museum. At the center of it all stood the silver-haired witch who had ripped me from Dominic's arms."Ah, you are awake." She turned from whatever she had been preparing, her ageless face showing mild interest. "Good. We have much work to do, and I prefer my subjects conscious.""Where am I?" My voice came out hoarse."Somewhere your Alpha King will never find you." She moved closer, circling me like a predator assessing prey. "At least, not before I finish what I started twenty-four years ago."The mate bond was a distant

DOMINIC POVThe moment Liana plunged her hand into Vincent Moretti's chest, something primal and vicious roared to life inside me.My mate. My beautiful, deadly mate just killed her own father without flinching.Pride. Possession. Pure feral satisfaction.Vincent's body hit the ground, convulsing, black veins spreading like poison beneath his skin. Dead within seconds. And Liana stood over him, trembling, her violet eyes wide with shock at what she had done.Then the gunfire erupted, and my Alpha instincts took over."Everyone down!" I was already moving, my partially shifted form covering the distance in a heartbeat. I grabbed Liana and threw her behind a concrete barrier as bullets tore through the air where she had been standing."Stay down." The command in my voice was absolute, brooking no argument. She pressed against the barrier, and I positioned myself between her and the chaos, a living shield.Marco appeared, dragging two bound women, the hybrids. "The male took a bullet. He

Liana povThe SUV tore through Crimson Vale's streets like a bullet, Marco at the wheel while Dominic held me against his side in the back seat. His hand remained locked around my wrist, his thumb pressed against my racing pulse."Breathe," he commanded softly."I am breathing." But my lungs felt too tight, my skin too hot. The serum was burning out, and I could feel the control slipping through my fingers like sand."You are panicking." His other hand cupped my face, forcing me to meet his gaze. "And panic will get you killed. Focus on me. Only me."His ice-blue eyes had calmed from amber, but I could still see his wolf lurking just beneath the surface, protective and possessive. The mate bond hummed between us, stronger after our practice session, and I clung to it like a lifeline."What if I cannot do it?" The confession spilled out before I could stop it. "What if without the serum, I just kill everyone?""Then you kill everyone." His brutal honesty was somehow steadying. "But you

Liana POVThe hunger was alive inside me, a creature with teeth and claws demanding blood.I could feel every heartbeat in the compound. Fifty-three wolves, their life forces pulsing like beacons, and my Sanguis blood wanted to extinguish every single one. The urge was overwhelming, primal, and it took everything I had not to reach out and touch Dominic, who still held me in his arms."Let go of me." My voice came out strained, desperate. "Dominic, let go now.""No." His grip tightened, possessive even in the face of danger. "I am not letting you go through this alone.""I could kill you." Black veins were already spreading up my arms, visible proof of the poison coursing through my system. "The serum is working, but I cannot control.""Then learn." His hand cupped my face, forcing me to meet his burning amber eyes. "You have one hour, little wolf. Use it."Dr. Volkov backed toward the door, her usual clinical detachment replaced by barely concealed fear. "Alpha, I strongly recommend

Liana POV"They are bonded to each other."Dr. Volkov's words hung in the air like a death sentence. I stared at the medical files on the screen, not understanding the charts but understanding enough. The three hybrids my father held were not separate weapons. They were a unified force."That is impossible." My voice sounded hollow even to my own ears."Apparently not." Dominic's hand found the back of my neck, his touch grounding me even as panic clawed at my chest. "Which means Vincent has been planning this for years. He did not just hide them. He created the perfect assault team.""And now he wants me to complete it." The realization made me sick. Four bonded Sanguis hybrids. Unstoppable. Lethal. Everything my father had been engineering since the day I was born."Over my dead body." Dominic's voice dropped to a lethal growl. His fingers tightened possessively on my neck. "You are mine, Liana. Not his weapon. Not part of his army. Mine."The mate bond flared hot at his words, a