LOGINSerafine has always been the family secret hidden in the cellars, her wolf bound by a brutal spell, condemned to a life of shadows and silence. But when her flawless sister flees her arranged marriage to the most savage Alpha King in existence, Serafine is ripped from the darkness, veiled, and thrust down the aisle in her place. The plan is simple: play the part, stall for time, and let her treacherous family escape. If King Lucian Draven discovers the deception, he will erase their entire bloodline. The lie shatters the moment he lifts her veil. Instead of the proud princess he was promised, Lucian scents raw terror and cellar-bred weakness. Yet he doesn’t kill her. With his court watching, he completes the vows, claims his false bride, and drags her to his frozen mountain fortress—not as queen, but as a prisoner in a servant’s rags. Stripped of power and dignity, Serafine becomes a ghost in his halls, watching, waiting, and plotting her escape. Until a savage ambush forces her to unleash the one thing she was never meant to possess: a rare, long-forgotten silver magic that surges through her veins. And when that ancient power touches Lucian, it does the impossible—it soothes the violent madness devouring his mind. In an instant, the unwanted impostor becomes the only thing keeping the ruthless king alive. Lucian’s fury twists into a dark, all-consuming obsession. The more she fights to flee, the tighter his obsession coils—especially now that she carries his secret heir. Because some beasts would rather burn the world than let their mate go.
View MoreSerafine stared at the note in her trembling hand.He will kill you soon.The words looked scratched in a hurry, like someone had written it fast and shoved it under the door while Lucian slept. She folded the paper tight and hid it inside her torn gray dress. Her shoulder and thigh burned with every move, but she forced herself to stay quiet.Lucian still slept in the heavy chair beside the bed, sword across his knees. Even resting, he looked dangerous. His chest rose and fell in a steady rhythm. The cuts on his ribs had already started healing faster than normal—thanks to her silver light, she guessed.She crept toward the window. The stone floor felt ice-cold under her bare feet. Outside, the mountains stood black against the early morning sky. Guards moved along the walls. Too many guards.The door handle clicked.Serafine spun around.Lucian’s eyes were open now. Wide awake. Watching her.“Trying to run already?” he asked. His voice was low and rough from sleep.“I was looking at
The second wave crashed into the yard like a storm.Serafine gripped the short sword tighter, her knuckles white. Her arms shook. Blood from her split lip dripped onto the snow. All around her, wolves snarled and steel clanged. Lucian stood in front of her like a wall, his bare back streaked with red.“Push them back to the gate!” he roared.He charged forward, swinging his heavy blade in wide, deadly arcs. Two attackers went down screaming. But more kept coming. A half-shifted wolf with massive claws leaped at him from the side. Lucian twisted, but the twitch in his left arm slowed him. The claws raked across his ribs.Serafine didn’t think. She ran straight at the beast.Her sword slashed across its hind leg. The creature howled and spun on her. Its hot breath hit her face. She dodged the first snap of its jaws, but the second caught her shoulder. Pain exploded down her arm. She screamed and drove the blade into its side.Silver light flared from her hands again.The wolf flew off h
Serafine woke to someone kicking her cot.“Up. Kitchens. Now,” a sour-faced woman snapped.She rolled off the thin mattress, back aching from the hard wood, and pulled on the gray servant dress. No time to wash. No breakfast. She followed the line of sleepy workers down a narrow hall lit by weak torches. Her feet already hurt inside the stiff shoes.The kitchen was chaos. Fires roared. Pots banged. Servants shouted orders over the noise. A big man with burn scars on his arms shoved a heavy bucket of potatoes into her hands.“Peel. Don’t stop until they’re gone.”Serafine sat on a low stool and got to work. Her small knife flashed as she sliced skin off each potato. While her hands moved, her eyes moved faster. She counted the knives on the table. Noted which doors led outside. Watched how the guards changed shifts every twenty minutes at the back entrance.Hours passed. Her fingers turned raw and red. The dress stuck to her back with sweat. Still she kept peeling, listening.A group o
Serafine’s back scraped against the cold cellar wall as heavy boots thudded above her head. Her heart pounded hard, but she kept her breathing slow and quiet. She had lived down here for years. Darkness was her friend. Silence kept her alive. The trapdoor flew open with a loud creak. Torchlight poured in, bright and painful. “Bring her up!” Darius shouted. “Now!” Rough hands grabbed her arms. Her twin stepbrothers, Darius and Kaelen, hauled her out like a sack of grain. They looked scared. Good. They should be. “Diacina ran off last night,” Kaelen said, shoving a bundle of red fabric at her. “You’re taking her place. Put this on.” Serafine stood there in her thin shift, staring at the expensive silk. “You want me to marry the monster in her name?” Darius grabbed her chin hard. “You do this or the whole family dies. Lucian Draven will kill every last one of us if the treaty falls through. Play the part. Keep your mouth shut. Buy us time to run.” She didn’t fight them. Fighting n












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