LOGINAria was born wrong—an impure wolf with no pack, no status, and no future. After her father’s death, she became little more than a servant in her own home, hated by her stepmother and treated like a burden. So when a stranger offers a generous dowry for her hand, Aria is sold like cattle. Her stepmother assumes he’s just another desperate rogue looking for a mate. She couldn’t be more wrong. Alpha Draven—The Shadow Alpha—is the most feared name in the werewolf world. Ruthless. Dominant. Untouchable. And he didn’t marry Aria for love. On their wedding night, he lays out the truth: He doesn’t want her heart. He doesn’t want her loyalty. He wants an heir. Aria refuses to be used. But when Draven threatens to expose her impurity and destroy the fragile life she has left, she’s forced into a chilling agreement—bear his child, and he’ll give her protection for life. But in the shadow of power, nothing is ever that simple. He wanted her womb. He never expected her fire. She agreed to carry his heir— She might just carry his downfall.
View MoreAria POV“Aria, did you visit the hospital?”His voice hit me like thunder. My body froze beneath the duvet, my heart pounding so hard I thought it might burst. I sat up slowly, eyes wide, staring at the shadow of him standing in the doorway. His shoulders filled the frame, his presence heavy, demanding.I tried to form words but my throat locked.“I asked you a question.” His tone was sharp, biting, every word laced with authority.My lips parted, air coming in shallow gasps. “I… I… Kael…”“Don’t stammer,” he snapped, stepping closer, the floor groaning under his boots. His eyes burned into mine. “Answer me. Did you go to the hospital?”I clutched the blanket to my chest, the fabric twisting in my fists. My mouth opened again but the sound that came out was weak, broken. “I… I just needed—”“You disobeyed me,” he cut in, his jaw tightening. “You left without permission, you put yourself at risk. Do you realize what could have happened to you?”His words slammed into me, but the secr
Elena POVI had no intention of leaving the hallway after Kael stormed into Aria’s room. I had been walking past when I heard his voice, sharper than usual, low but breaking with the weight of something more than anger. That caught my attention immediately. Kael rarely lost control, but with her he always seemed to crack in ways that made me grind my teeth.I leaned against the wall, careful not to breathe too loud. Their voices carried easily enough through the wood of her door.“You vanish without telling me,” Kael was saying. “You come back pale as death. You argue with Elena in front of the workers. And now you refuse food. Aria, what am I supposed to think?”My lips curled into a smirk. He listed my name among her mistakes, as if her snapping at me was something worth remembering. Good. Let her temper work against her.Then her voice came, soft and trembling. “Think whatever you want. I don’t owe Elena or anyone else an explanation.”I pressed my nails into my palm to keep from
Aria POVThe sound of Kael’s boots faded down the hall, each step a drumbeat against my chest. I stayed where I was, frozen in the chair, staring at the empty space he had left behind. My hands wouldn’t stop trembling. I pressed them against my stomach as if that would steady me, but it only reminded me of what I was hiding.My wolf stirred again, calm but firm. You cannot tell him. Not yet. He isn’t ready.My throat burned. “He’s already suspicious,” I whispered under my breath. “He’s not going to stop until he finds out.”Then let him search. But don’t give him the truth. If he knows too soon, he’ll treat you like glass. He’ll treat the baby like a weapon. You know how he is.I leaned back and let my head hit the wall. I hated that she was right. Kael would lock me in this house. He would strip away the little freedom I had left, not out of cruelty but out of fear of losing me. And I couldn’t bear that.Still, the weight of lying pressed harder than ever. He had looked at me with so
Aria POVI stepped back through the gates of the pack, my heart was thundering so hard I thought the guards might hear it. The walk back from the clinic had felt endless. Every sound behind me had made me jump. Every pair of eyes in the market felt like they knew where I had gone and why.I kept my scarf over my head as I hurried across the yard. The morning had brightened, and workers were moving about, carrying trays, folding laundry, scrubbing steps. I thought maybe I could slip in quietly and no one would notice. But then I froze.Kael’s voice rang across the courtyard. Low, sharp, furious. He was speaking to one of the guards, his hands clenched behind his back, his body stiff with control.“Find her,” he was saying. “Now. I don’t care where she went. No one leaves this house without my knowledge. Do you understand me?”The guard stammered a yes and rushed off, but Kael turned at that exact moment. His eyes locked on me.My breath caught. My legs wanted to run but they wouldn’t m
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