After securing her career as a designer in Paris, Arlene Brooks allows herself one night of abandon with the lead singer of Lia Skye Lucia—her ultimate obsession. Warner Lorenzo is a rock god on the stage, secretly a runaway wolf haunted by a savage birthright. Fleeing his father’s tyranny, he chose fame over his pack, rejecting the brutal legacy that trailed him.
A single explosive encounter after a show brings them together. Arlene is completely mesmerized by the man behind the anthems, while Warner comes face-to-face with the woman fate has chosen for him. She’s human, with a bright, clean future ahead. He’s a rogue, desperate to escape his bloodline. Following a night of raw passion, Warner disappears, believing she’s safer if he remains nothing more than a scorching memory.
That one night redefines Arlene’s world. Five years after her encounter with Warner Lorenzo, she’s a single mother to twins. A quick search of his name reveals a blur of tabloids, women, and wild parties. She vows to protect her children by keeping their existence a secret, praying their paths will never cross again.
Fate, it seems, has a twisted sense of humor. They collide in the middle of a crowded airport, where Warner discovers a little boy and girl who bear an undeniable resemblance to his family—one with his own jade-green eyes, the other a perfect echo of the women in his lineage.
He is left reeling when the little girl proudly calls Arlene “Mommy.” Panicked, Arlene seizes her chance to escape as a swarm of fans descends on Warner. He might have found the will to let her go once, but everything has changed. He knows the truth now, and he can’t walk away, because the very power his children have inherited makes them a target for dangers she can’t possibly imagine.

Linton's husband is massive. I'm talking seven and a half feet of pure intimidation wrapped in what looks like expensive suits. Charlie reminds me of those anime fighters Rockford obsesses over - the kind who could crush a person's skull without breaking a sweat. His hair is this stunning platinum white that catches light like silk threads, and everything about him screams lethal predator. Linton insists he's just a giant teddy bear, but I can't see it. The man terrifies me on a cellular level.


Their home defies description. Eight stories of gothic architecture that belongs in a vampire novel, complete with gargoyles and stained glass windows that cast rainbow shadows across marble floors. The guest wing Linton assigned us feels like stepping into another century. Nicholson loves the dramatic atmosphere, spinning around in flowing dresses like she's the princess of some dark fairy tale.


Chapter 82 - Chapter 82 Gothic Sanctuary