DML
When Faye Hartwell is publicly humiliated and rejected by her fated mate during the sacred Mating Festival, she runs into the dark Pacific Northwest mountains just to survive. But before death can claim her at her half-sister's claws, a stranger pulls her back from oblivion—and pays for that mercy with his life.
Blamed for a murder she didn’t commit, Faye becomes the property of Kael Thorne: the ruthless Alpha of the Crimson Crown Pack and brother to the man she is accused of killing. In his eyes, she is not innocent; she is leverage, a breeder, and a tool for vengeance.
Yet, as Kael forces her deeper into his dark world, an undeniable connection ignites between them—one that defies his absolute certainty of her guilt. With pack enemies circling, dark secrets unraveling, and a deadly conspiracy threatening all territories, Kael and Faye must decide if their forced bond is a curse designed to destroy them, or the only truth that can set them free.
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