The Night He Marked MeUpdated at Aug 22, 2025, 13:51
_When her own family sells her to a monster, she runs straight into the arms of another—but this Alpha might be her salvation or her downfall._Zaya’s parents just traded her like cattle, forcing her into a mating bond with a brutal Alpha twice her age in exchange for pack power. On the night she’s meant to be claimed, she flees—bleeding, barefoot, and desperate—only to collapse in her boss’s office.Alpha Cian has a reputation for being ruthless, calculating, and cold. So when he finds her broken and begging not to be returned, the last thing Zaya expects is for him to pull her into his arms. One night of forbidden passion later, he’s standing before the High Council declaring her his mate, his mark burning on her throat as protection against the forced bond.But Cian’s sudden heroism doesn’t make sense. Powerful Alphas don’t risk everything for broken employees—unless they have something to gain. As Zaya settles into her new life as his fake fiancée, dark secrets begin surfacing about her bloodline, her family’s betrayal, and Cian’s real motives.Was she running toward freedom, or straight into a more sophisticated trap? And when the truth comes out, will she discover she was always the pawn—or that she’s been the prize he’s been hunting all along?