When the alpha demands a political marriage, he refuses to be a symbol. When the luna demands consent over destiny, she must choose between power and the man she loves.
In the frozen northern territories, where pack politics rule and winter kills the weak, Alpha Kael Draven needs unity to save his people. Luna Lyra Blackthorn controls the grain that feeds the refugees. Their treaty requires more than a political alliance it demands a bond, a marking, a completion.
But Lyra isn't interested in destiny. She's interested in choice.
"I won't be a symbol," she tells the council. "I won't be owned. I will choose."
"Only if you want me," he promises. "Only if you choose me."
As enemies become lovers, as politics become personal, as winter tests their resolve, Lyra and Kael discover that the strongest bonds aren't forged by destiny they're built by choice.
But when their enemies see their alliance as weakness, when assassins strike in the night, when the pack politics threaten to tear them apart, they must decide what matters more: political power or personal love.
A mature wolf romance with consent-forward intimacy, political intrigue, and alpha dynamics. Perfect for fans of Game of Thrones meet werewolf romance.
Warnings: Mature content, violence, political intrigue, enemies-to-lovers progression.
Content Warnings:
Violence and political violence
Assassination attempts
Betrayal and political intrigue
Language: Moderate
Author: Alyssa Navraeh Genre: Wolf Romance, Political Intrigue, Enemies-to-Lovers
Every half century in a small little town hidden in the woods, a beast comes out from the forest to claim his bride on the night of an eclipse. The people of call this phenomenon "the taking". This beast is said to be very dangerous. It roams door to door searching for the woman whose being calls to his animal instincts. He will kill, mutilate and destroy everything in his path until he finds his bride. In the past, the townsmen have tried to hunt the creature and kill him before they can steal one of their marriageable daughters, but the beast does not hunt alone. He has followers among the shadows to make sure his goal is accomplished. Once he finds his bride, he carries her back to the forest where she is never seen or heard from again.
Celeste believes this so-called "legend" is just some scary fairytale her grandmother made up to scare her. But was she ever wrong when a pair of moonlit eyes stared straight at her through her bedroom window and entered her room. Next thing she knew, she was being carried out the house and into the woods by a half-naked man who called her his.
Who would have thought? Grandma wasn't crazy after all.
Young Adult novel. Paranormal/Comedy-Romance @2014