All Cael ever wanted was a quiet life-freedom, peace, and a place to belong. But when he captures the hearts of the empire's infamous twin princes, he becomes their everything. Caught in a web of obsession and loyalty, Cael must choose between running from the past... or staying with the monsters who would burn the world just to keep him.

Detesting rules and being ruled over, Jaylin Wilson lives life abiding and conforming to no man's authority. Xander King is recognized as Westwood Institute's typical golden boy with a mean streak of mischievous quests that gets him into constant trouble but also leads his peers to both admire and envy him. When Xander discovers that Jaylin Wilson is his mate, the Alpha makes it his goal to have the stubborn and relentless boy submit to him despite Jaylin's attempts to ward off the dominant male. As these two stubborn and headstrong men clash, sparks fly and trouble ensues as the fight to be top unleashes a whirlwind of trouble, danger, and heated encounters.

What will you do when life grants you a second chance-but the nightmare repeats itself? The same obsession, the same trap. Except this time you can't escape. You can't even die. Because your life no longer belongs to you. It's in the hands of the very monster you've been running from. The one whose arms you keep falling into no matter how much it destroys you.