Victoria Bloom has learned how to survive quietly.
After years of moving from place to place and growing up in the shadow of a father who never forgave her for being born, she's mastered the art of staying unnoticed. Calm. Observant. Strong in ways no one ever sees.
Then she moves again.
A new town.
A new school.
And a boy who looks at her like he already knows her.
Theo Black is cold, controlled, and feared by everyone around him. He speaks little, watches everything, and carries a presence that makes people step aside without thinking. He was raised for responsibility, not emotion-trained to lead, not feel.
But the moment his eyes find Victoria, something ancient awakens.
She doesn't know what he is.
She doesn't know why being near him feels like home.
And she doesn't know why his touch quiets parts of her she didn't realize were restless.
As desire, instinct, and fate intertwine, Victoria is pulled into a world she never knew existed-one where bonds are written before choice, protection comes with a price, and love isn't always gentle.
Some connections are chosen.
Others are inevitable.
And Victoria was bound before the moon ever rose.
*18+ read at your discretion!*
My hands tremble by my sides. "Don't sleep with her..."
He steps toward me, his eyes dark. "Why not?"
"Whatever you were planning to do to her tonight, do it to me instead," I whisper.
***
Ayah has always been unremarkable in every way other than in the power she wields.
Since she was little she has been able to heal even the most fatal of wounds. Because of this, her father has locked her away, keeping her powers safe from the outside world.
That is, until a man appears below her balcony, giving her a glimpse into the freedom she could finally have.
However, the moment she starts to trust him, he takes her captive, revealing his identity to be a powerful Alpha who needs her to heal his younger sister.
But when the girls illness becomes impossible for Ayah to heal, she is dragged on a journey beside the Alpha to find an amplifier.
On the way she learns their connection goes deeper than their heated attraction, to a soul bond neither can deny.