I was nothing to them—a stray saved from ruin, a pawn for their purposes. They called it fate, but to me, it was nothing more than a curse. Alpha Calder made it clear: my life was a loan to be repaid, and the payment was my freedom. Marry a tyrant, reinforce the alliance, save the pack. Simple. Except the guy waiting at the altar wasn’t just any dictator. Alpha Matthias was a nightmare clothed in power, his ruthlessness as infamous as the trail of ruined souls he left behind. When I refused, Calder gave me over to Tobias, his enforcer, to break me. But the world had other intentions. Three guys invaded my life, their reasons as opaque as the shadows they traveled through. Kieran, the rogue plagued by loss. Eryk, the intriguing seer who saw too much. And Silas, the rival Alpha who had as much to gain from my downfall as he had from my survival. With each passing second, the borders blurred—between comrades and adversaries, prisoners and saviors. Every link I made brought new threats, every step closer to freedom exposed facts that may unravel everything. They wanted to utilize me. To dominate me. But I am no pawn. I shall set fire to their thrones and rewrite my destiny.