"When I kiss him, I kiss him like I haven't seen his lips glossed with human blood... I was still his captive, but I didn't want to be saved" *** She saw something she shouldn't have. Now she's his. Alpha Cassius Vale doesn't ask. He takes. And when he claims Annelise as his mate, it's forever. There's no escape from his world, only desire, danger, and a love that could ruin them both.