Some bonds aren’t chosen. They awaken. May thought surviving the mark meant understanding it. She was wrong. Because the deeper the claim settles, the more it demands—not just devotion, but truth. Adrian has always stood between her and the darkness. Always watched. Always protected. But the past doesn’t stay buried forever, and old shadows have begun to stir. Rivals who remember him. Secrets that refuse to remain silent... moreSome bonds aren’t chosen. They awaken. May thought surviving the mark meant understanding it. She was wrong. Because the deeper the claim settles, the more it demands—not just devotion, but truth. Adrian has always stood between her and the darkness. Always watched. Always protected. But the past doesn’t stay buried forever, and old shadows have begun to stir. Rivals who remember him. Secrets that refuse to remain silent. And a mark that grows stronger every time May leans into him instead of away. As danger circles closer, May is forced to confront what it means to belong—not as a prisoner, but as someone willingly claimed. She doesn’t resist his possessiveness anymore. She leans into it. Questions it. Tests it. Needs it. And Adrian? He’s done pretending this bond is gentle. Because the claim was never about control. It was about survival. And she has always been his. less
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