About this book
She was sent to betray him.
Kaela is a fox-shifter omega spy, trained to lie, steal secrets, and disappear. Embedded deep in enemy territory, her mission is simple: map the ancient groves, weaken the guardian’s wards, and deliver anything that could crack open the Fractured Veil. She’s spent years surviving on deception. She never expected to be caught by the one male who sees straight through every lie.
He is the last of an ancient bloodline sworn to guard the Veil’s edge — a massive, stoic bear-monster who has stood alone for centuries. When he catches her scent in the mist, he should drag her before the council. Instead, he lets her go… and her scent lingers like a claim he never meant to make.
Drawn together by a bond neither of them wants, they circle each other with sharp-tongued banter and reluctant trust. Every encounter pulls them deeper — powerful embraces that make her feel safe for the first time in years, deliberate scent-marking in hidden groves, and raw, possessive claiming that threatens to unravel the careful walls she’s built around her heart.
But her handlers are growing impatient, and they want the guardian’s blood. As the Veil’s hunger grows and her divided loyalties are pushed to the breaking point, Kaela must choose between the mission that kept her alive and the mate who makes her want to stop running.
Because some bonds can’t be lied to. And some guardians don’t let go.
