Roots That Hold
Scarlett Vael
She followed its rules. Built a life inside its systems.
She trusted that competence and compliance would be enough to keep her safe.
She was wrong.
When the institutions she depends on turn against her, Grace finds herself pushed to the edge of a world that no longer wants her. What waits beyond it is older. Wilder. A pack bound by land, instinct, and choice.
At its centre is Alaric, an alpha who does not demand loyalty, who does not claim what is not freely given.
His restraint is deliberate. Dangerous. And impossible to ignore.
The humans call it oversight.
The pack calls it encroachment.
Grace knows it for what it is: a line being crossed.
As pressure mounts and territory is tested, Grace is forced to choose between the world that raised her and the one that will keep her. Between obedience and sovereignty. Between survival and a bond that cannot be revoked once chosen.
Roots That Hold is a dark paranormal romance about agency, consent, and choosing where you belong when one world decides you are expendable. Featuring a slow-burn bond, a formidable alpha, and a heroine who refuses to be moved, this is a story for readers who want power chosen freely, and love that holds because it is chosen.
CONTENT WARNING
Dark themes
Institutional abuse
Coercion by authorities (not romanticised)
Violence
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