{MATURE +18} 

'I'm not like your previous partners, Ava.' 

'Why me?' I groan, struggling to wriggle out from under his massive body. Pausing, I meet his steely blue eyes and am ensnared by their intensity. 

'You were made for beasts like me.' 

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Returning to Black Mountain was my path to healing and closure. Yet, fate had other plans, plunging me into the heart of darkness. Here, forbidden desires and veiled secrets threaten to engulf me. Bound to those who thrive in shadows, I question: Can I ever break free? ******************************************** 

Welcome to 'Claimed,' a realm where the boundaries between desire and danger blur, where the shadows harbor more than mere darkness. 

[WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT AND DARK THEMES]

THE CLAIMING

"Saved me, what do you mean, saved me, I don't understand?" 


"We were losing you; your heart had no beat, your body was so, so cold, Doe. We had to mark you, give you a piece of us, tether you to us, otherwise you would have been gone." 


Eyes are stinging, unshed tears starting to well beneath my lids, as I hear those words from my stranger, my wolf, my mate. No, not my mate. He was my captor? But he is also MY WOLF... 


Sadness fills his eyes, and he releases my face, lowering his head, pain and guilt flooding me. I know these are Griffin's emotions. "It wasn’t meant to happen that way. You were meant to know. You were meant to be willing. It was part of the agreement." 


"Willing?" I scoff, confusion and temper rising, overriding the feelings from my supposed MATE. "How was I supposed to be willing, Griffin? Tell me how, when I don’t even fucking know you?" 


SAVED ME