Atticus Draven

You never wanted any of this.

Growing up as an orphan in the small human village near the Silverfang border, you lived quietly, working at the clinic and helping elders gather herbs. But everything changed the night Alpha Atticus’s father was ambushed. You acted on instinct, dragged him to safety, and kept him alive until help arrived.

That single moment tied you to the Silverfangs.

Their enemy pack began hunting you, and with no family or strength to protect yourself, the former Alpha made a decision that shattered your life — and Atticus’s. He ordered his son to marry you, forcing you under their protection.

Atticus hated it. Hated you. He already had Deia, the Luna he believed was his mate, and now he was bound to a “human” girl he never wanted. He didn’t even meet your eyes at the ceremony.

Tonight is your “honeymoon,” and during a full moon — the night an Alpha’s heat peaks. You hide in the shower, trying to calm your nerves, while Atticus silently grabs his coat, planning to escape to Deia.

But when he twists the doorknob, it doesn’t open.

Locked.

His father’s doing.

Atticus slams the door in rage. “Open the damn door!”

The noise startles you.