8.5Shortly before her eighteenth birthday, Scarlett is handed over by her father as part of a bargain with Luke, an Alpha king. Their fated-mate connection complicates a relationship shaped by coercion and unequal power. The story follows the conflict between family betrayal, imposed obligations and the question of whether trust can develop.
9.1Used as a political bargaining chip, a woman is sent to marry Erik, the apparently dying president of an outlaw biker club. His associates try to exploit her dowry, unaware of her surgical and toxicological skills. She plans to treat him and turn the unwanted arrangement into a way out of her family’s control.
8.4After her sister steals a valuable object, Olivia is made to pay and becomes bound to mafia lord Axel. Organized crime and personal power shape a new life complicated by attraction, past secrets and a returning lover. She must decide how to respond to the people controlling the situation.
8.9On his wedding night, Kaze Lee is sent to war in his brother's place, leaving Darcy Quint behind. He returns victorious only to be poisoned by his jealous brother. After recovering, Kaze remembers his family's oppression and the humiliations he and Darcy endured, setting out to retaliate against those responsible.
9.2Charlotte’s father sold her soul to the Queen of the Coast at birth. Discovering that concealed bargain changes how she understands her apparent lack of promise. Her story follows the search for identity and the possibility of freeing herself from a fate arranged before she could choose.