HIS SILENT OBSESSION

"I didn't come back for your apology, Eliza. I came back to taste the heartbeat your family stole from mine. Now, be a good girl and stop trembling... it makes the blood rush too fast."
Swanky Hill was supposed to be a sanctuary.

For Eliza, it was a chance to escape the feeling of being the "forever single" friend in a circle of perfect couples. Surrounded by her best friends-Zoey, Jessica, Sharlet, and Colette-and their protective boyfriends, the plan was simple: hot chocolate, mountain air, and a week of peace.

But the mountains have a memory. And they remember Ryder Vane.

He is a shadow in the steam of a bathroom mirror. A cold breath against a warm neck. A silent predator who has waited a century to collect a debt signed in blood. He is the Alpha of a forgotten era, and he has chosen Eliza as his prize.

As the cozy nights turn into a living nightmare, Eliza realizes that Ryder doesn't just want her life-he wants her soul. And while her friends' boyfriends try to play the hero, they have no idea that the man watching them from the treeline isn't just a monster... he's the owner of their very breath.

In a game of predator and prey, the line between terror and desire begins to blur.

If the devil himself offered you his protection, would you run... or would you let him claim what's his?