Serena Vale was born with a cursed tongue — every misfortune she utters aloud becomes reality. Feared and hated, she spent years chained and brutalized by her cruel adoptive pack, who used her as a weapon and punching bag.Desperate to erase a massive gambling debt, they sell her at a black-market auction to the most terrifying Alpha in the continent: King Ragnar Voss, the Bloodreaver, a battle-hardened beast of a man whispered to have slaughtered entire packs and bathed in the blood of his enemies.Instead of the monster who should have killed her, Ragnar recognizes Serena as his fated mate the moment he catches her scent. Beneath his savage reputation lies a fiercely protective and unexpectedly gentle heart. He frees her chains, heals her wounds, and gives her the safety and luxury she has never known. For the first time, Serena feels cherished instead of cursed.But the Alpha King has no intention of keeping her hidden. With Serena’s deadly gift at his side and his ruthless power behind her, he helps her unleash years of pent-up vengeance on every person who ever broke her, starting with her treacherous adoptive family.As passion burns between the cursed beauty and the beast who claims her, Serena must decide if she will remain the weapon others fear… or become the queen who tames the Alpha King.
