Blurb“I hate you.”“You hated me then,” he rasped, voice laced with heat. “But your body never did.”His hand curled around my throat…possessive, not cruel. “Say it again, little beta. Say it, and I’ll remind you who you really belong to.”Ariana Vale had a perfect life with her stepbrother Kael, a fierce protector. But everything shattered when her mother was murdered in cold blood, and Kael disappeared the same night.Her father’s cruelty spiraled. Once loved, Ariana was reduced to a slave, broken in body and spirit, losing even her voice. After years of torment, she was sold at auction, only to be bought by a mysterious, feared figure rumored to have killed her mother.When Ariana finally meets her buyer, the truth strikes like lightning: it’s Kael. But Kael is not who she thought he was…and the bond between them, buried beneath years of pain and silence, awakens as a powerful, forbidden mate connection.Together, they must confront the dark legacy of their ruthless father…a man who destroyed their family and now plots to crown himself ultimate Alpha by unleashing chaos and betrayal.