Forced into a debt marriage with the Alpha she fears, Arielle Warren moves to a new city to begin a new life as his obedient bride while hiding her own secret. But one night of reckless passion at a fresher’s party binds her to a stranger, her mate and that stranger turns out to be Kian Valor, her stepson. Arielle must fight the bond and her own heart especially when Kian’s curse is tied to her and his ruthless father will kill them both to break it.

Ava Thorne’s Christmas getaway vacation was supposed to be a distraction from her recent heartbreak, but everything changes the moment she arrives in the Newman estate and comes face to face with her ex-boyfriend, Derek and his father, the charming, handsome and older Marcus Newman. Marcus, still mourning a wife the world believes dead, is torn between protecting his son and confronting his growing feelings for Ava. With her inheritance and life on the line, with her enemies closer than ever, Ava must fight for love, power, and survival.