His Contracted Luna

His teeth sank into my throat, marking me with brutal possession. "Mine," Thorne Ashford growled, tongue lapping blood from the bite. My wolf whimpered, craving this Alpha who'd just claimed me in front of everyone who called me worthless. "Three months," he rasped. "Then you're free." But nothing about this bond felt temporary. I caught my boyfriend fucking my cousin, recorded his confession about stealing my trust fund, and broke his nose. Then my uncle sold me to a "disabled, sadistic Alpha." Except Thorne Ashford isn't disabled—he's the North's most feared Alpha, and he heard everything. His offer: fake marriage, three months, walk away clean. But when he fought his father to defend me, when I shifted to protect him with silver claws out and wolf snarling mine—we stopped pretending. Now enemies circle with poison and coups. My dead mother returns with erased memories. And when three months end, Thorne asks me to stay for real. Can I claim this brutal Alpha and my stolen birthright? Or will the truth destroy us? This mate bond has teeth. And I'm done fighting it.