"Well," I say, throwing my hands up, "I'm drunk. I'm tired. I'm wearing a dress that's cutting into my ribs. And I smell like club lighting and regret. So unless this bond of yours also comes with a shower and a bottle of water, I'm out." She was sunlight in a world of claws and power. He was a war-forged alpha, possessive and feared. Isla never wanted a mate. She was happy skipping class, stealing sunshine, and ignoring the shadows of the werewolf-ruled world around her. Her powerful family let her live freely, as long as she stayed in line. But everything changes the night the infamous war alpha steps into her city. And claims her. He's dangerous. Ready for a battle. And he doesn't take no for an answer. But Isla isn't a girl you can keep in a cage. Even if fate says she's his.

"Love is just another kind of power. The only question is-who holds it, and who is foolish enough to give it away?" At eighteen, Ira was forced into marriage with a man she did not love-an aging, wealthy noble whose power kept her safe but caged. Now, with his death, his fortune, influence, and enemies are hers to inherit. As the only human wielding true power in a society ruled by werewolves, Ira is both envied and despised. Some want to control her, others want to see her fall, and one in the shadows might want something far more dangerous. But when Ira crosses paths with the Alpha King, a man who never takes interest in humans, everything changes. His attention is as intoxicating as it is dangerous, a promise wrapped in steel. And in the shadows, watching her with a sharper, quieter kind of hunger, stands the Beta-a man even more dangerous than the king himself. Torn between two men who should be her enemies and a world waiting for her downfall, Ira must navigate a game of power, betrayal, and whispered temptation. Because in a world where love is just another form of control, the only way to survive is to master the game-or be devoured by it.