When Amara Sloane enters the Volkov estate, the walls seem to breathe. The shadows shift. And the heir of the manor watches her like he knows her soul. Adrian Volkov is cursed. Every bond kills the one he’s destined to protect. And the moment Amara steps inside his home, his wolf recognizes her as the one woman fate has tied to him. But Amara is not just anyone. She carries the echo of an ancient queen—the Last Black Queen—whose bloodline Adrian’s family once betrayed. Visions haunt her. The house reacts to her presence. And Adrian grows more dangerous every time she gets close. He begs her not to sign the contract binding her to him. He warns her the bond between them is lethal. But the deeper Amara falls into the manor’s secrets, the harder it becomes to walk away. Some destinies are written in ink. Others are written in blood.