"You belong to me now." His voice was dark, possessive and dangerous. Trapped in a loveless, brutal marriage, she has spent years convincing herself she’s worthless. A Beta’s punching bag. A forgotten mate. A ghost in her own pack. Until he walks in—an Alpha from another land, all raw power and piercing golden eyes that see everything she’s been hiding. He doesn’t ask. He doesn’t wait. He takes one look at her and decides: She’s mine. Her husband won’t let her go. But the Alpha is willing to burn the whole damn world down to claim what’s his. 🔥 A dark, possessive werewolf romance full of passion, revenge, and a heroine who learns what it means to be wanted. 🔥
View MoreDorian POVShe lay on my bed like a goddamned vision - wet skin glistening in the low light, bruised, scraped, beautiful. Her hair fanned across my pillow, damp and tangled from the shower. Her chest rose and fell like she was holding back a storm.My storm. And I was done holding back.I prowled toward her, slow and deliberate, every muscle coiled with purpose. Her eyes tracked my every move - wide, glowing gold, her wolf close to the surface. She wasn’t afraid. Not even close.She was waiting for me.Tessa.Mine.The bond pulled at us, bringing us closer. My wolf - Kael - howled inside me, demanding what was owed. What had been denied. What had nearly been lost.I dropped to the edge of the bed, bracing my weight beside her, hands on either side of her hips. My gaze dragged over her body. Each bruise, each scrape, each drop of water still clinging to her skin - they were sacred now. Proof that she’d survived. That she’d fought. That she’d won.“Say it,” I rasped, voice shredded with
Tessa POVThe ride back was quiet, but not empty.Dorian hadn’t let go of me once since we climbed into the SUV. His arm was draped around my shoulders, the other hand never leaving mine, thumb tracing soft, grounding circles against my knuckles. I sat curled into his side, exhaustion seeping into my bones, but I didn’t sleep.I couldn’t.The adrenaline had faded. The pain had settled. But my senses were still raw - like my skin was made of open nerves, every bump in the road humming against my spine.His scent, dark cedar and heat, was the only thing keeping me in place.Outside the windows, the forest blurred past in shades of green and gray. Behind us, Victor and Rylan trailed in a second vehicle with the two surviving rogues chained in silver, drugged and unconscious. We'd pulled everything we could from the compound - maps, names, weapons, notes.But I didn’t care about any of that right now. I only cared about the man beside me.Dorian hadn’t spoken much since we left, but I fel
Tessa POVThe air outside the cell was colder. Sharper. As if the stone walls themselves had been holding their breath and only now dared to exhale.I stepped into the corridor beside Dorian, my movements stiff, every limb aching. My thigh screamed where it was slashed open, but I didn’t limp. I wouldn’t - not in front of anyone. Not even myself.The scent of blood still clung to me like a second skin. Dried in my hair. Soaked into my shirt. Some of it was mine. Most of it wasn’t.Behind us, the door hung crooked on its hinges. Inside, Callum’s body lay where I’d left it, in pieces, the last of his control rotting with him. I didn’t look back. I wouldn’t give him that.The corridor widened as we moved forward. Our steps echoed off the stone, but it wasn’t empty for long.Two figures waited at the junction ahead, their silhouettes tense and alert, weapons drawn. But they didn’t raise them.Victor stepped forward first, eyes scanning me, then flicking to Dorian as if silently asking: Is
Dorian POVThe stench of blood was thick here. Metallic, sharp. It coated the walls, the floor, the very air.The corridor narrowed as I moved forward, deeper into the bowels of the rogues' hideout. The lamps flickered low on the damp stone, casting elongated shadows that danced like wraiths along the walls%.I passed open cells - some empty, others not. Bones piled in corners. The stink of rot and forgotten screams. Shredded clothing. Shackles rusted with dried blood. One had claw marks so deep they’d scored into stone.Kael’s voice curled in my mind like smoke. “Too late. For them.”But not for her.She was close. I could feel her - like a spark in the dark, a constant tug beneath my ribs. My bond with her was no longer a whisper. It was a scream.Then I saw it - the cell at the far end. The door hung half open. Blood smeared across the handle in streaks - fresh, still glistening.I moved in slow, the way a predator stalks the edge of a kill.Inside, the room was low and narrow. The
Dorian POVWe crossed the border at dusk.The pine trees grew gnarled and twisted here, bark blackened from long-forgotten fires. The ground turned soft beneath our boots, marshy and cold. Even the air felt wrong - like it remembered violence. Like it had swallowed screams and refused to let them go.This was rogue territory.No laws. No mercy. No pack bonds. Only blood and bone and chaos.We followed the tire tracks through narrow trails and forgotten hunting roads, Kael guiding me like a compass forged from rage. He could still feel her - just barely.They were close. They were hiding. But they couldn’t run from me. Not with what they’d taken.We found the first outpost hidden behind brambles and stone. A crude watchtower, patched together with metal and rotting wood. I raised a hand, and we surrounded it like a noose tightening.Two rogues stood guard, smoking, laughing. They didn’t laugh long.I moved before they could blink. One caught the glint of my blade - too late. It slid ac
Dorian POVThe echo of my roar still vibrated through the trees as I stood there, fists clenched, heart pounding like war drums in my chest. My boots dug into the torn ground where she had been taken.Tessa.I could still see the outline of her body in the dirt, half-smudged from the struggle. Her blood painted the roots. Faint. Fresh. Mine.Elara arrived first. Panting, wild-eyed, blood running down her temple where someone had struck her. She dropped beside me, gasping, “I - I tried...”I raised a hand. “You did enough.”But her guilt was thick. Tangible. I could feel it in every shaky breath she took, in the way she couldn’t look me in the eye.I couldn’t handle it. Not now. Not when the only thing I could think about was Tessa being dragged away while I stood miles from her, blind and too godsdamned slow.I dropped to my haunches and breathed deep. In. Out. Again.Nothing.No scent trail. No trace of their pheromones. No unique stink of wolves in heat or fury, or bloodlust.Kael g
The cuff was loose.My wrist throbbed, skin slick with blood, blistered raw from the silver, but I didn’t stop. I couldn’t. Sable pushed with me, one beat behind my breath, her presence a molten growl behind my ribs. Not strong enough to shift yet. But close.So close.I braced my foot against the wall and yanked - the silver chain groaned, the mounting bolts whining against stone before the anchor snapped free with a metallic shriek. I collapsed forward, panting, one wrist free, one ankle still bound. The weight of the chain dragged behind me as I rose to my knees, vision swimming.Then I heard it. Footsteps.Deliberate. Confident. Unhurried.Him.I surged to my feet, dragging the chain with me, and stumbled back into the shadows of the cell. The flickering torch barely lit the far side, but I didn’t need light to feel him.Callum.The door creaked open. His silhouette filled the threshold.“Tessa,” he drawled, amused. “You’re awake again.”I said nothing. I waited.He stepped inside
Tessa POVThe wind shifted.It was subtle, barely enough to ruffle the hem of my hoodie or stir the curls Elara had pulled into a loose braid for me earlier. But it was there - a shift in the air that made my skin prickle and Sable lift her head inside me."Something’s wrong", she whispered.“Elara,” I said, pausing mid-step on the wooded path just beyond the training fields. “Do you smell that?”Elara stopped beside me, her hand instinctively tightening on the strap of her bag. Her brow furrowed. “I… don’t think so?”But I did. And so did Sable.It was faint - cloaked in pine and earth and the familiar scent of home - but underneath it was something metallic. Something… off.“Let’s head back,” I said, already turning. We didn’t make it more than three steps.The forest went quiet.Not just quiet - silent. No insects. No birds. No wind. Just a vacuum of sound that dropped over us like a shroud.Sable growled low in my chest. "Trap."“Elara - run. Get help.” Before she could argue, I s
Tessa POVElara burst into my room like a storm made of sunshine.“Guess what?” she said, bouncing on her heels, eyes practically glowing. “Dorian said yes!”I blinked at her from the bed, still tangled in a training hoodie and damp hair from the morning run. “Yes to what?”“Our adventure.” She grinned like she’d just been handed the moon. “The hot springs. My favorite spot in the whole damn territory. We’re going, and you can’t say no. Alpha’s orders.”I sat up straighter, suddenly more awake. “Wait, he actually gave you permission?”“Well… I asked really nicely,” she said with a wink. “And he mindlinked me back with a very broody, ‘Take her. Make sure she rests.’ So. We’re going. You need a break from being a badass.”I raised an eyebrow. “You just want to soak in steaming water and force me to talk about your latest crush.”“Guilty.” She snatched my hoodie from the back of the chair and tossed it to me. “Now get dressed. It’s a bit of a walk, but you’ll love it. Promise.”Despite m
Tessa POV The water ran red.It trickled down my arms in thin, winding streams, spiraling along the curve of my wrists before vanishing into the drain. Steam curled around me, thick and suffocating, but I didn’t move. The scalding spray beat against my skin, raising angry welts where bruises had already begun to bloom.I braced my hands against the cold tiles, sucking in a sharp breath as pain flared through my ribs. He hadn’t held back tonight.I pressed my forehead against the wall, squeezing my eyes shut as memories of the last hour clawed at me.The way his fingers had dug into my arms, his breath reeking of whiskey as he hissed insults into my ear. The sharp crack of his palm across my cheek, the way I had crumpled to the floor without resistance. I never fought back anymore. Not when I knew it would only make it worse."You should be grateful I even keep you," Callum had sneered, looming over me. "A weak little thing like you would be nothing without me."I had stared at the flo...
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