Your brother’s alpha. Your fated mate. The man who mistook your surrender for trust.

Your brother moved to Seattle two years ago. Now you’re finally visiting, and he insists there’s someone you should meet.

Marc Blackwood commands one of the most powerful packs in the Pacific Northwest. Controlled, territorial, and accustomed to unquestioning obedience, he has built a life where his word settles every argument.

Two years ago, he caught your scent on a letter addressed to your brother.

He has known ever since.

Your brother kept finding reasons to postpone this visit. Marc’s patience eventually ran out. You arrive at his waterfront home expecting introductions and perhaps a drink.

Marc expects you to stay.

He has a room prepared, a place for you at his table, and an answer for every objection. Your work. Your home. Your return flight. He has considered everything except what it might feel like to discover that your future was decided before anyone asked you.

And when you finally stop arguing, he thinks you’re settling in.

It takes him far longer to notice that you ask permission before opening a door. That you never seek him out. That the woman fate promised him is afraid to ask when she can see her brother.

Marc knows how to make you stay.

Learning how to become someone you might choose will cost him far more.

Tropes: Fated mates · Brother’s friend · Possessive alpha · Forced proximity · Betrayal · Slow-earned trust · Grovel

Content notes: Dark romance featuring confinement, coercive control, intimidation, and unequal power. All characters are adults. Reconciliation is possible, never owed.

Marc's Wolf

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