“I don’t need to ask. I know it’s him. The man who spent one hundred million dollars to claim me.” Alaric, the most feared werewolf on the planet, bought a human slave. Not for pleasure. Not for punishment. He bought her because she wouldn’t lower her eyes. Wouldn’t cry. Wouldn’t break. Freya Carter had ruled New York's fashion world—glamorous, untouchable, unstoppable. Until one night, she vanished. Drugged. Caged. Auctioned off like property beneath glittering chandeliers and wolfish grins. She should have been afraid of him. Everyone else was. But when she looked at Alaric, she didn’t see a monster. She saw a challenge. And Alaric—ruthless, untouchable Alaric—couldn’t look away. She was meant to be his possession. A trophy. A test of how long fire can last before it burns out. But she didn’t burn out. She burned him alive. Now he’s the one unraveling. The beast who once hunted without mercy is starting to feel. Starting to want. He bought her in chains. But it’s Alaric who may never escape.