The Hawthorne family, a preeminent old‑money dynasty based in Boston, controls North America’s new‑energy sector and private‑capital markets, with an ABO bloodline passed down through generations. Its social circle enforces an extreme Alpha‑supremacist ideology. A century‑old unyielding rule lies hidden within the family: only the direct‑line eldest son may unlock one‑hundred‑percent of the family trust equity.
Eli Hawthorne, the sole legitimate direct‑line eldest son of the Hawthorne bloodline, is twenty‑four years old. He is a rare weak‑variant Omega werewolf whose unique pheromones rank as an exceedingly sought‑after prime compatibility match across North America’s elite circles. Yet marred by a flawed bloodline and frail physical constitution, he is regarded by the family’s senior leadership as a stain on their lineage. Three years ago, at a private cocktail reception, Eli inadvertently calmed a teenage Sevyn mid‑rut. Their brief encounter ended with them parting ways, and it grew into an obsession Sevyn buried deep in his heart.
