Taken by the Alpha: A Dead Mate’s Return

I woke up in a cage, cold, bruised, and chained to a wall. One minute, I was walking home; the next, I was sold to the highest bidder—Alpha Ronan. A ruthless werewolf who made it clear I was nothing but property. His Luna, in a strange, lifeless state, needed me for a dark ritual. In two weeks, I’d be a sacrifice.

But escape was my only option. I ran, and just when I thought I might make it, I was swept away by the river. The current pulled me under, and everything went black.

When I woke, I was no longer in Ronan’s grasp. A stranger—Alpha Kieran—had found me, but there was something hauntingly familiar in his eyes. He looked at me like I was someone he’d lost.

I didn’t understand it, but I felt drawn to him, and a chilling sense of danger crept in. Who was he? Why did I feel like my escape had led me into an even darker world?