"You’re mine, Elara." Elara Monroe thought she had her life figured out—a successful career, a polished apartment in the city, and no room for messy complications like love. But everything changes the night Aiden Kane storms into her life. With eyes like molten gold and a presence that feels more predator than man. Aiden is a walking enigma: dangerous, domineering, and impossibly magnetic. He claims he’s here to protect her, but Elara isn’t buying it. Not when bullets start flying and shadowy enemies seem to know her every move. “You don’t get to decide my life for me,” she snaps. Aiden steps closer, his voice low and full of heat. “It’s not about choice. You were mine the moment I saw you.”