“Stay the hell away from me!”I tightened my grip around the blade, pointing it straight at the man who had destroyed everything I loved.The Lycan King only smiled.His dark, obsidian eyes slowly travelled over me before meeting mine again, amusement flickering across his face.“Or else?” he murmured.That voice. That arrogant smile. That terrifying presence.Everything about him screamed danger.He stepped closer.I stepped back.“I will never be your mate,” I whispered. “And I will never let you mark me.”His smile disappeared.“You already are.”My heart stopped.Before I could react, he was suddenly in front of me. I raised the blade, but he caught my wrist.I struggled.He leaned closer, his warm breath brushing against my ear.“Careful, little mate.”I drove the blade into his abdomen.For the first time, his expression changed.I stared at the blood staining my hands.I had just stabbed the most feared creature in the world.The Lycan King.The monster responsible for slaughtering my people.Yet instead of killing me, he simply pulled me closer.His fingers tightened around my waist as his dark eyes locked onto mine.“Oh,” he whispered, his lips dangerously close to my ear. “You really shouldn’t have done that.”A shiver raced down my spine.Then his razor-sharp teeth grazed my neck.And the world went black.⸻They call themselves Werewolves.Half man. Half beast. The very first creatures to ever roam the earth.Ancient creatures who once ruled this world before humans ever existed.Now they have returned to reclaim what they believe was stolen from them.Some humans worship them as gods.Others hide from them in fear.And some, like me, have every reason to hate them.Because the Lycan King didn’t just destroy my kingdom.He destroyed my family.And now fate has made him my mate.He wants my surrender.I want his death.But the closer I get to him, the harder it becomes to tell where hatred ends……and forbidden desire begins.Because the most dangerous thing about being the Lycan King’s mate isn’t his teeth.It’s the way my body betrays me every time he gets close.

The complexities of Astrid's life deepen when she discovers her destined mate, Alpha Jeremiah. He is cold, ruthless, and unapologetically cocky, with a profound distaste for her kind. Jeremiah marks her, not out of love, but because he envisions her as the key to seizing the mighty Lycan King's territory and pack, a bid for ultimate power. “WHEN TABLES TURN Sequel”. Can be read standalone.