He raised me. Protected me. Owned every piece of my world… except my heart.That was never supposed to be his. When I was abandoned, he took me in—the most powerful Alpha in the territory.To everyone else, he was my guardian. My savior. My family. But to me… he was everything I was never allowed to want. Years passed, and I grew up under his rules, his control, his watchful eyes.Until the day everything changed. The day my wolf awakened…and recognized him as my mate. Now the bond is pulling us together,while every law, every rule, and every secret threatens to tear us apart. Because he didn’t just raise me. He was never meant to claim me. And yet…his eyes say he already has.