I thought I was going to be killed. Instead I was claimed.

Death might have been preferable.

My world shifts in a heartbeat when Valkus rescues me from a brutal assault. But he's no knight in shining armor.

He's a predator, and I've become his prey.

Valkus needs a mate. His offer?
My hand in (fake) marriage in exchange for his protection.
It's risky, but what choice do I have?

But the lines quickly blur...

What was meant to be a deception turns dangerously real. I'm falling for him – a forbidden, fatal game. Any deal with a dark elf is a high-stakes gamble. It could cost me...

I thought I was going to be killed. Instead I was claimed.

Death might have been preferable.

My world shifts in a heartbeat when Valkus rescues me from a brutal assault. But he's no knight in shining armor.

He's a predator, and I've become his prey.

Valkus needs a mate. His offer?
My hand in (fake) marriage in exchange for his protection.
It's risky, but what choice do I have?

But the lines quickly blur...

What was meant to be a deception turns dangerously real. I'm falling for him – a forbidden, fatal game. Any deal with a dark elf is a high-stakes gamble. It could cost me everything.
But I've already bet my life, and now, I'm ready to risk even more.

My heart.