The 1990s supernatural underworld runs on fear, blood, and ancient debts. And Hayley Marshall has just been paid as the ultimate price. Abandoned by her family after a brutal, forced transition left her feral and fractured, Hayley is treated as nothing more than a sacrificial lamb. To appease the most feared myth in existence, a desperate supernatural faction dresses her in satin and hands her over as a tribute bride to the hybrid king, Klaus Mikaelson. She is young, newly turned, and terrified out of her mind but she is no victim. Deep down, her inner wolf is baring its teeth, ready to fight for survival until her last breath. Klaus Mikaelson expected a broken, submissive doll to grace the halls of his gothic estate. Instead, when the wedding veil drops, he finds himself face-to-face with a breathtakingly beautiful creature who meets his lethal gaze with flashing gold eyes and a vicious strike. Framed by the chaotic, shoulder-length curls of his youth, a dangerous smile tugs at Klaus's lips. Watching her fight back doesn't anger him it drives him absolutely insane with a sudden, violent possessiveness. He doesn't want to break her. He wants to worship her fire. Thrust into a world of dark luxury and absolute isolation, Hayley accepts the reality of her new life. She will let this terrifying monster touch her, she will let him hold her close in the shadows, and she will accept him as her husband. But she will never kneel. As Klaus wraps his empire around her with a consuming, breathless passion, the underworld quickly learns a devastating lesson: they thought they were ridding themselves of a curse, but they just handed the deadliest wolf alive his rightful queen.
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