Taken By The Orc Scout (Ironpeak Orcs #4)

She came to study plants. She never expected to be claimed by a monster.

Dr. Riley Cameron has spent seven years trying to reach the remote Ironpeak Valley, chasing rumors of bioluminescent flora that shouldn't exist. When she finally arrives at the hidden orc settlement—with official permission—she's prepared for groundbreaking research.

She's not prepared for Gorm.

The clan's scout is everything Riley isn' patient, silent, utterly in control. He watches her from the shadows, tracking her every move through the ancient forest. He's also the most infuriatingly attractive male she's ever met—even with the tusks.

Especially with the tusks.

Gorm has spent twenty years alone in the wilderness, protecting his clan from threats they never see coming. He doesn't need a mate. Doesn't want one. The bond is a distraction, a weakness, a complication he can't afford.

But when he touches Riley, his carefully constructed walls come crashing down.

The mate bond ignites between them—undeniable, overwhelming, hungry. And when a dangerous enemy from outside threatens everything the orcs have built, Gorm will have to the solitary life he knows, or the fierce, brilliant woman who makes him feel alive for the first time in decades.

Some hunters become the hunted. Some scouts finally find their way home.

🔥 Fated Mates 🔥 Grumpy/Sunshine (Reversed!) 🔥 Slow Burn to Inferno 🔥 Touch Her and Die 🔥 Only Soft for Her 🔥 He Falls First (and HARD)