Purple Acacia
Novaretta Starwood has nothing left to lose—except the fragile freedom she still clings to. Pregnant, abandoned by a cheating husband, and hunted by her own family, she is a werewolf with a dangerously weak wolf and nowhere left to run. When fate forces her into the path of Corvus Stoneheart, the cold and powerful Lycan known only as the Lycan King, the last thing she expects is the searing pull of a mate bond.
He should reject her. She is everything a Lycan king should not want. Instead, he offers her a contract: temporary marriage, protection, and the best medical care to heal her broken soul. In return, once the danger has passed, he will sever the bond and set her free.
But Corvus carries secrets of his own. A fiancée who never truly was. A pregnancy that threatens to unravel everything. And a quiet ruthlessness that makes Novaretta question whether safety in his arms is worth the price.
Every minute she hesitates brings her enemies closer.
Every breath she takes near him strengthens a bond neither of them asked for.
In a world where mates are forever and kings do not bend, Novaretta must decide: risk her freedom… or risk her heart.
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