Beneath the shadows of modern Veridia City, Alpha Were wolf Julian Thorne rules his territory with cold discipline and absolute power. He is the CEO of the Thorne Group, a dominator who tolerates no chaos.However, when ordinary pastry chef Caleb Ash accidentally trespasses into Julian’s private domain, he is drawn by the lethal Alpha pheromone Julian releases while injured. Instinctively, Caleb lunges toward him, and everything shatters.Julian is instantly struck by the primal Mate Mark. He abandons his intent to eliminate the intruder and instead imposes captivity upon Caleb under the guise of "protection," recognizing Caleb as the only "antidote" capable of stabilizing his volatile Alpha instincts.As Julian's intense possessiveness is exposed, they draw the attention of the Clan Council and human Hunters.Caleb must struggle for survival within his sweet yet dangerous confinement, while Julian must learn to control the primitive instinct that threatens to consume everything, in order to protect his destined, one-and-only Mate. In this dark, fantastical world, is being claimed by the Wolf Lord the ultimate destruction, or the only possible salvation?