
by WMindset2548
Tobias Hale has survived the Accord, escaped its chains, and reclaimed the memories stolen from him. But freedom has come too late. His daughter, Lina, has been taken beyond the northern mountains by Vaelor, the man who helped turn Tobias into a weapon. Lina’s growing power can bend time, reshape reality, and open doors that were sealed long before the Accord existed. If Vaelor controls her, he could change the rules of life and death. If she loses control, there may be no world left to save. Tobias will tear through armies to reach her, but that may be exactly what his enemies want. Haunted by grief and battling the monstrous transformation buried beneath his skin, Tobias is forced to accept help from a sharp tongued resistance leader who challenges his every decision. What begins as mutual irritation becomes reluctant trust, dangerous attraction, and a connection strong enough to remind Tobias that surviving is not the same as living. But another woman is watching. Seraphine once loved Tobias. Now, consumed by loss and obsession, she is weaving a spell that will make him hers forever, even if she must rewrite his memories, corrupt his love, and bind his soul to do it. As rival wolf packs gather, ancient magic awakens, and the line between protector and monster begins to disappear, Tobias must make an impossible choice. Save his daughter. Protect the woman he has come to love. Or surrender himself to the one person who knows exactly how to break him. Because the Accord did not create Tobias’s power. It only taught an ancient key to believe it was a weapon.
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