THE BOUND ONE.
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Adaora has never fit the mold - too stubborn, too sharp, too lazy to care what anyone thinks. At 25, she's fiercely independent, fluent in sarcasm and two languages, and loyal only to her big brother Malik. Love? Not on her radar. Relationships? Not her problem. Her life is quiet, predictable, and comfortably under control.
Until the mark appears.
Etched into her collarbone overnight, it burns with a power she can't explain and a hunger she doesn't understand. And she's not alone. Someone - or something - is watching her. Tracking her. And when a stranger with ancient eyes and a voice like smoke breaks into her reality, Adaora finds herself hunted by a world she didn't know existed.
Kael is dangerous. Commanding. Wrong in all the ways that thrill and terrify her. He claims he's here to protect her - but everything about him screams predator. And Adaora? She doesn't need protecting. She needs answers.
As magic awakens beneath her skin and enemies close in, Adaora is forced into a deadly game of desire, power, and control. But she won't be a pawn. She'll make her own rules - and Kael will learn that if he wants her, he'll have to beg for it.
And even then?
She might still say no.
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