Valoria was the omega who couldn't shift — the pack freak no one wanted. Her fated mate chose her sister on the altar. Her father's solution? Hand her over as a spare bride to Lycan King Azrael — the most feared, most ruthless lycan alive.

A beast who doesn't love, doesn't feel, and doesn't show mercy.

He didn't want her either. But he kept her — not as a wife, not as a mate. As a toy. Something pretty to break when he's bored.

"You're mine until I decide you're not, little mouse. And I haven't decided yet."

He tortures her, taunts her, watches her break and smiles like it's art.

But somewhere between the cruelty and the madness, his hands learned her body before his heart learned her name. He doesn't want to love her — he wants to own her, tame her, ruin her so completely that no one else will ever want what's left.

And the damning part? She's starting to crave it.

But there is a little secret that Azrael doesn't know.

This is not Valoria's first rodeo in life.

He doesn't know the Moon Goddess ripped her from death with one mission; to seduce him, tame him, and end his reign. One hundred days. That's all she has before he kills her or she kills him.

The only thing the goddess didn't warn her about was the thin chance of falling for the monster she's supposed to destroy

WARNINGS: This is a DARK romance. Azrael is not your soft misunderstood hero. He is brutal, possessive, morally corrupt, addictive, and utterly unhinged. Expect 18+ smutty content, dubcon, PLOT TWISTS, and a monster who might either steal or crush your heart.

Proceed at your own risk (of addiction, lmao).

Alice came slithering in like a snake, her see-through silk robe untied, demanding my focus right in the middle of a meeting with Eros.


Her excuse was wanting my attention, but I could easily see through her ruse; I am not the only one who enjoys games in this castle. It was all a show—her way of asserting dominance over her newest rival.


Everyone had seen the kiss. The supposed favor bestowed upon the king's favorite, Valoria Wilderose.


So, of course, Alice came wanting a piece—to prove to herself and everyone else that she is just as special, if not more.


Ordinarily, I would not have given in to her. I despise being a pawn in someone else's game.


But tonight, something inside me burned hotter—annoyance, anger, and beneath it all, a deep, insatiable hunger I could no longer ignore.


I told myself I wanted to torment Selene's agent — to crush Valoria's spirit, to strip her of every ounce of grace her precious goddess had gifted her.


Chapter 40 - CHAPTER 40: BAITING HER