He thought his mate was dead. She thought she was human. For years, King Lucien Blackthorne—the ruthless King of All Alphas—had searched for the mate he believed fate had taken from him. Until a routine visit to one of his territories leads him to a girl hidden away in a stranger’s home. Bruised. Exhausted. Forgotten. And the moment he sees her, his wolf speaks one word. Mate. But Y/N has never shifted. She has no wolf scent. No idea who she truly is. And whatever is sleeping inside her? Even the King has no idea what he’s just found.
Everyone knows the name Luciano De Luca. A man built on power, loyalty, and fear. The Don who never loses control. The man who keeps his empire running with a calm smile and a dangerous reputation. What nobody knows is that the woman who catches his attention isn’t looking for power, protection, or a place beside him. She doesn’t even know who he is. Twenty-year-old Y/N Brooks has spent years building a life far away from the world her family tried to protect her from. Independent, stubborn, and impossible to intimidate, she has no interest in becoming involved with dangerous men in expensive suits. Especially after discovering the man she loved wasn’t the person she thought he was. But one careless encounter outside a private club changes everything. Because the stranger she dismissed so easily isn’t just another businessman. He’s Luciano De Luca. And the only thing more dangerous than crossing a Don… Is becoming the one thing he refuses to lose.
