Mated to a Shadowborne

No one knows what he is.
Not his classmates.
Not his roommate.
Certainly not the Alpha's daughter he's falling for.

Grayson was born a wolf-but with blood darker than most.
Shadowborne.Feared for their ability to control and possess through shadow, his kind are marked young-magic suppressed, their wolves silenced.
But Grayson was never marked.
And no one suspects a thing.

Nova Wynterveil was raised to fear Shadowbornes.
As the High Alpha's daughter, loyalty runs deep-until she meets Grayson.
Gruff, unreadable... and impossible to ignore.

Tutoring sessions turn into long nights.
Snark becomes softness.
And just when she lets her guard down... the Solstice arrives.
The night the Moon goddess reveals your true mate.

Fated. Forbidden. Impossible.

Now Nova must choose between the future she was born for... and the boy she was destined for.

**A slow-burn romance full of secrets, sweet tension, and aching trust. Perfect for fans of forbidden love and hidden identities.**

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"This isn't supposed to happen," Nova whispers, her voice barely audible. "Not with you."

They stood forehead to forehead, the mate bond still settling between them-raw, electric, humming with something ancient and undeniable.

Grayson's voice is quiet, steady. "Then tell me to stop."

She doesn't move. Her breath catches-but her body stays close, tethered by something stronger than doubt.

He presses a palm to his own chest, feeling the pulse of their bond and also the pulse of her heartbeat.

Fast. Unsteady. Not afraid. Just... exposed.

"You said we shouldn't be mates."

He lifts his hand, settling it gently over her chest, where her heart beats in rapid, frantic staccato.

"But when you said that..."
He leaned in, voice soft and wrecking.
"You lied. So tell me, will you reject me?"