Six years ago, I escaped Beast King Rhett's forbidden territory carrying a secret he never knew existed—his son.
I raised Cody alone, far from the king who had claimed me as his mate and ignored my refusal. I thought Rhett would never find us.
Then Cody's royal blood awakened.
One exposed bloodline was enough to drag us straight back into Rhett's world—and put my son in Avery's sights. When she forced Cody to take dangerous Beast Blood, Rhett finally discovered the truth: the child he was fighting to save was his own heir.
Now the Beast King wants his son. He wants me back too.
But finding us doesn't make him Cody's father, and a mate bond doesn't erase what he did six years ago. If Rhett wants a place in our lives, he'll have to do something a king has never been good at—accept my boundaries, earn my trust, and prove that this time, choosing him will actually be my choice.
