"Mine," he snarled against my neck, his heavy hips driving deep. "You’re still my mate."

"Yes," I sobbed, my nails scoring his slick back as my tight walls clenched around his thick cock. "Always yours."

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Anika Valerion’s life flips upside down the second she is outed as the lost Heiress of the Shadow Pack—the deadliest empire in the North. But her shiny crown comes with a sick nightmare. She is locked into a blood pact, forced to mate with her lover’s sadistic brother, Conor Mortain.

As a mere heir, Xander Mortain let her walk away, swallowing the raw agony of losing his mate.

But when a faceless enemy starts snatching pups from the Eclipse Pack to bait Anika out of hiding, Xander’s iron control finally shatters.

To hell with the dirty pact binding his bastard brother to his woman.

Driven by a feral love for Anika, Xander shedded his chains as a helpless heir totally. He will cross enemy lines, break his own limits, and slaughter anyone who dares touch his queen.