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Est is diagnosed with an unstable heat-dangerous, unmanageable, and no longer his to control.
The law intervenes with a solution disguised as mercy: a mandatory Alpha bond. A permanent marriage.
William volunteers.
Powerful, composed, and terrifyingly gentle, William offers Est a life of protection, luxury, and safety. No chains. No locked doors. Only contracts, vows, and a bond that teaches Est's body to obey even when his mind refuses.
This is not a love story about freedom.
It is about devotion that imprisons, obsession that feels like care, and a cage so soft it takes too long to realize you can't leave.