One arrow changed everything.

I thought I'd shot a deer. Instead, I saved the most dangerous man in the werewolf world—wounded Alpha heir Kael.

His eyes burned with beast-like gold, his skin blazed like fire, and every touch set my blood on fire. I thought it was just gratitude, until I discovered the unbreakable mate bond between us.

I'm just a forest ranger. He rules five thousand werewolves.

I thought I was half-blood trash. Turns out I'm the last legendary "Connector."

When I carried his twins, the entire werewolf world saw it as bloodline contamination. When conservatives demanded he abandon me for a pure-blood bride. When I faced a thousand accusers in the tribal assembly—

That's when I realized: loving him meant declaring war on the entire world.

Hunter or prey—who wins in the end?

When love collides with bloodline, when individual fights tradition, this is a game I cannot afford to lose.


My Mate, My Prey


Watching Kael struggle with self-control, I understood the beast he was fighting.
"I'm sorry," he said for the dozenth time. "I almost lost control completely."
I felt something different in the air—a charged energy that made my awakened senses tingle.
"You said you have to leave tomorrow," I s...

Chapter 5