"You're beautiful when you're dangerous," he murmured, ice-blue eyes burning into mine as shadows writhed around my feet.
"I don't need another Alpha who thinks he owns me," I snapped, yet stepped closer, drawn by his raw power.
His hand caught my wrist, thumb tracing the silver chain marks Magnus had left. "Who dared mark what's mine?"
Heat pooled low in my stomach at his possessive words. "I'm not yours."
"Your racing pulse says otherwise." His thumb found my heartbeat, and I couldn't suppress the soft gasp that escaped.
"Let go," I breathed, even as I leaned into his touch.
"Make me." His other hand slid to my waist, pulling me against his hard chest. "Tell me you don't want this."
The lie died on my lips as his scent made my head spin with need.
***
Nephele survived two years as Magnus's captive Luna, believing she was wolfless trash. While enduring his brutality, her blood was secretly harvested by Ophelia—the woman who raised her. When she finally escapes, she learns the truth: she's the last Shadow Wolf princess, stolen as a baby. Now both want their valuable weapon back.
Half-dead in the forest, she's saved by Kaedan—the boy who once gave her an apple, now the ruthless Frost King. She won't trade one prison for another, but his touch sets her on fire and his protection feels dangerously like home.
Can a broken girl trust the king who could destroy her completely?

Frost King's Shadow Bride

Chapter 26: Learning to Want

Nephele's POV
The morning air hit my face like a blessing as I stepped away from the Moon Circle Hall, each breath filling my lungs with possibilities I'd never dared imagine.
Free.
The word sang through my blood with every heartbeat, echoing in the spaces where chains had once bound my spirit.
...

Nephele's POV

The morning air hit my face like a blessing as I stepped away from the Moon Circle Hall, each breath filling my lungs with possibilities I'd never dared imagine.

Free.

The word sang through my blood with every heartbeat, echoing in the spaces where chains had once bound my spirit.

...

Chapter 18: True Self

Chapter 1: New life?

Chapter 2: A Bargain Chip

Chapter 3: Escape

Chapter 4: Last Straw

Chapter 5: The Man From the Vision

Chapter 6: The Decision For All Our Sakes

Chapter 7: Walls Closing In

Chapter 8: Public Confrontation

Chapter 9: Right of Reclamation

Chapter 10: Awakening

Chapter 11: Blood Truths

Chapter 12: The Lost Princess

Chapter 13: The Frost King

Chapter 14: Surrender Willingly

Chapter 15: What I Became for You

Chapter 16: Come to Light

Chapter 17: No Longer Bound 

Chapter 19: The Journey Home

Chapter 20: I Am Here

Chapter 21: Protection Offered

Chapter 22: A Place to Belong

Chapter 23: Learning to Trust

Chapter 24: Intimate Guidance

Chapter 25: For Her