In Elarion, Alphas rule through power, wealth, and ancient bloodlines. Mating bonds are sacred, and no Alpha can escape the pull of a destined partner.
Until Adrian Vale meets Lucien Ashford.
Adrian is a ruthless Alpha heir who believes love is a weakness. At twenty-four, he has everything money can buy and no intention of surrendering control of his life to a mating bond.
Lucien, twenty-two, is a mysterious young man who hides his true identity behind the appearance of an ordinary Beta. He has come to Elarion for one reason: to uncover the truth about his mother's death.
When their first encounter awakens an impossible bond, the city's supernatural order begins to collapse.
Adrian's father demands Lucien's death. Lucien discovers that the Vale family may be responsible for destroying his past. And the closer the two men grow, the more dangerous their attraction becomes.
One seeks the truth. The other protects a devastating secret.
But neither expected to fall in love with his enemy.
Some bonds are written in blood. Some secrets survive for generations. And some love stories begin with a death sentence.