The Lycan King wants her. And in the Kingdom of Lycaonia, what King Kael claims, he keeps.​ Elara knows the rules: Keep your eyes down. Don't speak unless spoken to. And above all, never cross paths with King Kael. But a chance encounter ignites something dark and hungry within the ruthless sovereign.​Kael is cold, merciless, and despises human weakness. Yet, Elara’s scent haunts his every waking thought, and the primal urge to mark her as his own becomes an obsession that threatens to tear the kingdom apart.​ In a lethal game of power and seduction, Elara must decide: Is she just a pawn on the King’s chessboard, or is she the only weakness capable of bringing the Lycan to his knees?​ "I didn't ask to be his. I didn't ask to be marked. But now, there is nowhere in the world I can hide from him."