Human Juno enters a deadly bride trial to save her mother, but Alpha King Hunter declares her his fated mate while seven previous candidates lie dead.
Juno walks into the Alpha King's selection ritual intending to barter herself for her captured mother, a plan that collapses the instant Hunter scents her and names her his fated mate. His exclusive protection marks her as both privileged and targeted in a palace where seven earlier candidates died without explanation. As she deciphers the silence surrounding those deaths, the ambitious Lyra weaves her own treacherous path through court factions, turning every corridor into a trap. The premise balances a rescue mission against supernatural claim and political murder, leaving Juno caught between a ruthless sovereign's possession and a conspiracy that has already killed seven women.
Motifs
fated mate bond
deadly bride trial
court conspiracy
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