In a world where love is no longer a choice… survival depends on who you bond with.

When the Council enforces the brutal Mating Mandate, every werewolf must find their destined mate-or be cast out forever.

Mandy Kim is a brilliant political strategist who plays by the rules… until she's sent on a luxury mating summit cruise with a secret mission: uncover what the Council is hiding.

Ethan Locke is everything she should avoid-a rebellious rogue Alpha who refuses to be controlled, bound, or claimed.

Their solution?

Fake a mating bond.

But beneath the glamour of the summit, something far darker lurks.

Mind-control drugs.

Illegal genetic experiments.

A secret project designed to create the perfect bloodline-and control an entire species.

As their fake relationship begins to feel dangerously real, Mandy must choose between loyalty and truth… while Ethan is forced to confront a past the Council tried to erase.

Because this isn't just about love.

It's about power.

Bloodlines.

And a bond that could either save them… or destroy everything.