The Alpha King's Daughter

I never needed a bodyguard.

Especially not HIM.

Dad says assassins are targeting royal heirs. That I need protection. That the mysterious masked man he's assigned to shadow my every move is here for my own good.

But there's something about my new guard that makes my wolf pace restlessly. The way he moves like he owns the castle. How his amber eyes seem to know secrets about me that I don't even know myself.

And why does his scent make me think of summer nights and promises I can't remember?

He won't speak. Won't remove his mask. Won't tell me his real name.

But when assassins attack during a royal hunt, everything changes.

The man I thought was just my father's hired sword fights like he was born for battle. Like he has something personal to lose. Like... like he's protecting more than just the Alpha King's daughter.

Then his mask falls off.

And I see the face that's haunted my dreams since childhood.

Damien Cross. My first love. The boy who disappeared without a trace when we were kids.

Now he's back. Dangerous. Deadly. And hiding secrets that could destroy us both.

But here's the thing about secrets...

They have a way of exploding at the worst possible moment.

Like when enemy princes show up wanting to steal my power through forced marriage.

Like when ancient magic awakens in my blood that I never knew existed.

Like when the only person who can save me is the one man I'm forbidden to love.

My father exiled his family for treason.

The kingdom thinks he's a traitor's son.

And I just discovered I'm his fated mate.

Some girls get fairy tale endings.

I got a war.