I was built to kill. Not to feel.
Then I found her—bloody, chained, and defiant—and everything changed.

Elyria should’ve been my enemy. A human marked by forbidden magic.
I should’ve ended her.
Instead, I claimed her.
I dragged her into the ruins, locked her under my protection, and warned the world: she’s mine now.
She fights me. Curses me.
But I see the way she trembles when I’m near.
She thinks I’m the monster in her cage.
But I’m the only reason she’s still breathing.
And I’ll crush anyone who tries to...

I was built to kill. Not to feel.
Then I found her—bloody, chained, and defiant—and everything changed.

Elyria should’ve been my enemy. A human marked by forbidden magic.
I should’ve ended her.
Instead, I claimed her.
I dragged her into the ruins, locked her under my protection, and warned the world: she’s mine now.
She fights me. Curses me.
But I see the way she trembles when I’m near.
She thinks I’m the monster in her cage.
But I’m the only reason she’s still breathing.
And I’ll crush anyone who tries to take her from me.

Read on for beastly possessiveness, forced proximity, dark magic bonds, enemies-to-something-darker, and a human girl claimed by a monster who refuses to let go. She was supposed to be his enemy—now she’s the only thing keeping him human. HEA guaranteed.