Oakley

I was born with clever hands and no real future.

In my family's house, there is always thread to dye, wool to spin, and cloth to weave. I know what kind of life waits for girls like me. A bride price. A practical match. A husband chosen because it makes sense.

Not because the moon whispered his name.

Then Ian walks in.

The Alpha's son.
The heir.
The one man I should never look at twice.

I don't know if I believe in fated mates. Not in our tribe. Not when marriage is something families bargain for.

But the moment I see Ian, something inside me changes.

Then the marks appear.

Strange scars curl across my arm, forming the phases of the moon. My wolf stays silent. The elders say nothing. And when a monster chases me through the woods, Ian is the one who finds me.

I think that means I'm safe.

I'm wrong.

Because the next time the monster comes, it takes me.

I wake in a strange land filled with secrets, clever foxes, and a dragon I thought only existed in stories.

With Ian beside me, I should feel protected.

Instead, I'm starting to wonder if the monster I fear and the man I'm falling for are one and the same.

BEAST OF THE ALPHA

Some girls are bought.
Some are chosen.
And some are marked by the moon.