Blood and Thorns

Fenris Blackthorne, heir to the Thornwood Pack, stands under the full moon for his mate-bond awakening — and the ritual pulls him toward Cassius Vane, a coldly beautiful vampire prince sent to negotiate a fragile treaty. The Iron Code demands Fenris publicly scar his forbidden mate to sever the bond, but the mark refuses to die, leaving both men haunted by phantom touches and shared dreams. As border violence escalates, Fenris uncovers an impossible truth: a clandestine cabal of pack elders and vampire lords is orchestrating the chaos to resurrect the Rite of Dominion, an ancient blood ritual that would enslave both species. Forced into a secret alliance, Fenris and Cassius descend into moonlit catacombs and gilded strongholds, their rejected bond now a volatile chain that ignites with every brush of skin. To survive, they must complete a counter-ritual — a bond of equals never before attempted — and face the choice of becoming martyrs for their divided worlds or burning two reigning dynasties to ash for a love that could unite their peoples. The story concludes on the threshold of a greater threat: an ancient entity older than wolves and vampires stirs beneath the ruins of the old order, speaking their names in the dark.