Caden Blackwell is the Heartless Alpha, a man who traded his soul for a fortress of ice. He didn’t want a mate; he wanted a shield. But when a defiant healer is dragged into his halls in chains, the primal bond he’s suppressed for years snaps to life with a lethal intensity. Savannah is a woman of the earth, hiding a power that could set the mountain ablaze. She expected a monster in the Alpha’s lair, but instead, she finds a man drowning in his own shadows. She knows she should run, but the fated pull between them is no longer a choice; it’s a command. Now, an ancient darkness is rising to claim Savannah’s magic, and Caden is forced into a corner: remain the king of a frozen throne, or burn his legacy to the ground to save the woman he was born to protect.