In a world where the strongest packs own the weak, Elara is sold to settle her family’s debts. Her new owner isn't a man, but a myth: Kaelen, the merciless Alpha of the Ironwood Pack. A beast of legend, cloaked in savage grace and chilling power, he rules from a fortress of stone and silence. His only law is obedience. His only touch is meant to brand. Thrown into a gilded cage, Elara is expected to be docile, to be a pretty pet for a wolf who views humans as prey. But she carries a fire he cannot snuff out. With every defiant glance and sharp-tongued retort, she chips away at the ice around his heart, awakening a dangerous, possessive hunger in the beast. The more she resists, the more he craves her surrender. As a deadly pack rivalry threatens to shatter the fragile peace, Kaelen’s control begins to splinter. The line between captor and protector blurs in the heat of the night. But in this world of fangs and fury, trust is a luxury, and love is a vulnerability that can get you killed. Elara must decide: is the monster who holds the key to her cage her prison… or her destiny? Just when she dares to hope for freedom, she discovers the brutal truth: the most unbreakable cage isn't made of iron, but of the bond she now craves… and the rival Alpha who has just declared her his rightful prize.