Rule #1: Never scam an Alpha King. Rule #2: Especially don't fake being his Fated Mate. Break both… and pray he doesn’t lock the bedroom door to “verify” the bond. Clara Half the kingdom wants me dead. The Alpha King wants me in his bed. I faked a sacred bond to save my life. He caught my scent, lifted me before his court, and growled— “Mine.” Now, every royal lesson ends with me pinned against his bedroom wall. My lies are cracking. When he learns I faked the bond, he won’t just be furious. He’ll destroy me. And the royal heartbeat fluttering inside my belly? That makes running impossible. Leonis My sweet little liar thinks she actually fooled me. The second she crashed into my arms, the hunt ended. She forged the bond. I claimed her anyway. I will slaughter anyone who touches her. The pup in her womb is mine. And so is she.