Feral Hearts Book 1: Awakening the Feral
"You're either brave," Aaron said quietly, his accent thickening just enough when he was irritated, "or you have no sense of self-preservation."
I didn't look away.
His dark eyes burned - calculating, controlled, dangerous. The kind of Alpha who didn't need to raise his voice to be obeyed. The kind who was born into power and sharpened by it.
"Maybe I just don't scare easily," I said smugly.
A muscle ticked in his jaw. Slow. Controlled.
He stepped into my space, close enough that the air shifted, close enough that I could feel the heat rolling off him and smell the faint scent of coffee on his breath.
"You should," he murmured, eyes focused on my lips.
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Xavier has one rule: survive.
After being betrayed and left for dead by his own pack, he doesn't trust Alphas. He doesn't trust loyalty. And he sure as fuck doesn't trust powerful families who smile too easily.
Aaron D'Amico is everything Xavier avoids - a strategic, dangerously composed Alpha raised in legacy and control. His pack is strong. His leadership is unquestioned. And his mother's influence runs deeper than anyone realizes, even him. He doesn't make reckless decisions. He doesn't let emotions interfere. And he doesn't lose control.
Until Xavier.
What starts as irritation turns into a battle of dominance neither of them expected. But beneath the tension simmers something more dangerous - quiet political maneuvering, shifting loyalties, and a matriarch who watches every move.
Because in this pack, power isn't taken with claws.
It's taken with strategy.
And the Alpha who prides himself on discipline?
He's about to meet the one wolf who refuses to behave.
WARNING ‼️‼️‼️
CONTAINS MATURE AND SEXUAL THEMES