Desperate and out of options, Esme signs a marriage contract with a stranger, carrying scars she learned to hide. She expects safety. Instead, she finds danger, dominance, and pain. Their marriage is cold and soon, her ancient wolf awakens, urging her to run. Every step she takes away from her husband leads her closer to a darker future. Caught between loyalty to the past, temptation in the present, and a creature far more dangerous waiting in the shadows to claim her, Esme clings to denial as her last defense. Because in a world like this, fate doesn't chase. It waits. +18 | Violence | Sexual Content (Mild to Erotic)