Born to be a legacy, I was meant to lead-until my powers never manifested. My parents called me a failure, a pawn to marry off for their schemes. So, I ran. I left behind everything: my fated mates, the academy where future leaders of Ostania are forged, and the destiny that demanded my obedience. For three years, I've lived in the shadows, trying to survive. But now, I got dragged back to the academy, my duties, and the dangerous games of power and survival. Life and death are daily lessons here. My Nexus despises me, my enemies want me dead, and everyone thinks I'm broken. A girl with no powers. But they can't know the truth. My powers are a secret I must protect at all costs. *this is a why choose/reverse harem book where the FMC ends up with more than one partner *this story is a work of fiction *this book will contain smut (later in the story)

"Run all you want. I'll always catch you," Aleksander Petrov declared. "The chase only makes me want you more." My name is Samantha Callahan, and many people think I'm a guy when in fact I'm a young woman. I don't care what others call me or say about me. My only concern is that the monsters from my dark past don't find me because they would kill me. You see, my father is a mafia boss, he's known for his cruel deeds, and I could barely escape his clutches at a young age. But I did, and I ended up living in a small town most of my life disguised as a guy. I hoped I would live in the peaceful town for the rest of my life, but fate had other plans for me when I discovered that the most powerful Alpha in the world is my mate, The Alpha King. His name is Aleksandr Petrov, he's a very cruel man, he leads the werewolf society with an iron fist, and he will kill you if he doesn't find you valuable. Though the moment the Alpha king set his eyes on me, I was his to own and ruin. I didn't know what to do, but I knew one important thing, the Alpha king is the only man who's more power than my father, he's my only saving grace. I was at his mercy. [𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 18+]

The pits taught me to trust no one. House Ravilon taught me I might be wrong about that. Finley's still fighting what's between us. Lysander's chaos is growing on me. Reyker sees through every lie. And somewhere between temple trials and gods who speak in riddles, I stopped pretending I could walk away from any of them. The deal was clear enough: collect the artifacts, earn my freedom. But gods don't hand out weapons without a reason. And House Ravilon didn't buy a pit fighter just to win tournaments. When we get back to the villa, Silas and Axlan are waiting. So is something else. Twenty years of survival might not be enough for whatever comes next. **Updates every Monday and Friday starting March 13th at 12pm EST**