I told him I'd never be his. Then he marked me.

Kael is everything I don't want—panther shifter, rogue, cursed, and way too good at making my breath catch.

When he catches me trespassing, he says I'm his fated mate. I say he's insane.

Then the Council binds us in a blood ritual neither of us chose, and suddenly I'm stuck in a castle with a possessive shifter whose instincts burn hotter than the bond between us.

He stalks my every move. Guards my body like it's already his. And despite every warning screaming in my head... I want him.

When he risks everything to save me, I feel the pull I swore I'd resist.

Now my magic's waking up. His curse is fighting back.

And if I fall for him, I might not survive what comes next.

Because loving him doesn't just break all my rules—It might break me.