The Cursed Alpha King

He burned my village. Executed my father. And when they dragged me before his throne in chains, I begged him to make it quick.

I expected death, but instead, the Alpha King claimed me.

The last healer of a destroyed clan, marked by the moon and now bound to the most feared ruler in the northern realm. Lucian Thorne is ruthless, cursed, and rumored to be a monster who conquered kingdoms with blood and grief.

He is also my fated mate and I should hate him.
I do hate him!!
Because everything I loved died under his rule.

Now I'm trapped in his palace, forced to live under the protection of the man I blame for my father's execution and my people's massacre. He says he didn't order the attack. He says a traitor manipulated him and I'm the only one who can help him uncover the truth and break the deadly curse slowly devouring him from the inside.

I don't trust him.
I don't forgive him.
And I refuse to be another broken thing at the Alpha King's feet.

But the bond between us is growing stronger.
His touch sets my blood on fire, and his pain calls to something deep inside me.

They say I'm the only one who can save him.
They say my power and my body can break his curse.
They say if I reject him, he'll turn feral and destroy everything.

They don't know how much I want him to suffer.
They don't know how badly I want revenge.
They don't know how dangerous it is that part of me no longer wants him dead.

Because every time he looks at me like I'm something precious instead of something disposable...
Every time he protects me like I'm already his queen...
Every time his walls crack and I see the broken man beneath the crown...

I start to forget that I once begged him to kill me. And now enemies are closing in, a traitor is hunting us both, and a sacred power is awakening in my blood. One strong enough to save the Alpha King or destroy us together.

When the truth about the night my village burned finally comes to light, will I stand beside my cursed mate and help him reclaim his throne?

Or will I finish what I begged for that night...
and become the reason the Alpha King finally dies?