Betrayed by those he trusted most, the Vampire King is ambushed, stripped of his power and symbols of authority, and left for dead at the edge of the mortal realm. His immortality saves him—but the attack steals his memory, leaving him broken, weak, and alone. When a human woman discovers his bloodied body, she should have run. Instead, she chooses compassion. She hides him, tends his wounds, and nurses him back from the brink of death. In her quiet care, something lost and ancient awakens. Bound by instincts older than reason, the King imprints on her—an unbreakable bond that ties his existence to hers. As his strength returns, so does his power and an undeniable obsession is born. When his memories finally resurface, he knows exactly who he is—and what he wants. He returns to his throne, taking the woman who saved him with him. To the vampire realm, she is a fragile human among gods. To him, she is his salvation, his possession, and the future of his reign. Her kindness will not go unrewarded. He crowns her his queen, promising eternity at his side. Love, devotion, and protection are hers without limit. Freedom, however, is not. Bound by fate, blood, and an immortal will, she must confront the terrifying truth: the King intends to keep what is his—forever, whether she desires it or not. How will she survive in his world, in his arm? How will she overcome the dangerous truth? She is prey in a realm of predators, vampires, who will never accept a human as Queen.

Rose Ashcroft has spent three years loving the future Alpha of her pack, believing their bond would lead to a lifetime together. But on the night he is meant to choose his mate, he rejects her publicly for one simple reason—she is an omega, a rare and controversial wolf forbidden by law to mate with an Alpha. Humiliated and betrayed, Rose’s heartbreak deepens when he immediately proposes to her younger sister, the golden child of the pack. Before Rose can recover, her fate is sealed. She is offered as tribute to the most feared ruler in the wolf world—Onyx Prime, the immortal Lycan King. Cold, powerful, and untouched by love for centuries, Onyx expects nothing from the omega bride sent to him. Until he meets her. Because Rose isn’t just another wolf. She is his mate, a rarity amongst Lycans. And in a world that refuses to accept an omega as queen, loving the Lycan King may make her the most hunted woman alive.