Elara Park has spent her entire life being called “weak blood” because she is a hybrid wolf. When she finally discovers her fated mate, Zack Blackwood, she believes her life is about to change.Instead, Zack rejects their bond and announces his engagement to her pureblood stepsister.Heartbroken but unwilling to let anyone decide her future, Elara accepts an arranged marriage with the supposedly worthless second son of a powerful Alpha family. If she has to marry a stranger, she might as well use the marriage to her advantage.At their first meeting, Elara proposes a contract marriage with strict boundaries, no emotional obligations, and a guaranteed escape.The mysterious man agrees.But Elara soon discovers that her new husband is nothing like the powerless playboy she expected.He is Dominic Wolfe—the feared Alpha King who has been searching for her for years.And while Elara thought she was entering a marriage she could walk away from whenever she wanted, Dominic has no intention of letting her go.Because their contract was never the beginning of their story.It was the moment Dominic finally got the woman he had been hunting for all along.