The Forbidden Awakening

A Dark Fated-Mates Werewolf Romance One spiked drink. One brutal rescue. One night of raw, unforgettable passion. Maddie Thompson never believed that fate was real, until Alexander Blackwood saved her from assault and the ancient mate bond snapped into place between them. They spend one explosive night together in his hotel suite. Maddie flees at dawn, terrified of the feelings he awakens and desperate to protect the fragile life she’s holding together with duct tape and desperation. She’s already sold herself into a one-year fake marriage to Ben Hargrove, trading vows for the money that will save her dying mother and pay her sister’s tuition. The wedding is in seven days. On the morning of the ceremony, she discovers that Ben’s stepfather is Alexander. Maddie walks down the aisle in white, the man standing beside the groom, the man whose fortune is bankrolling her entire future, is Alexander Blackwood. Her fated mate is now her stepfather-in-law. Trapped in the same sprawling estate, every look is torture, every accidental touch a spark ready to explode. Alexander’s wolf is losing control. Maddie’s dormant blood is waking up. And Ben is starting to notice. One year. One house. One bond that refuses to stay buried. Some marriages are made for money. Some mates are made for war. The moon is rising, and neither of them may survive the heat.