Beau is raw, wild, and dangerously seductive—a dominant werewolf with an iron will and a lethal secret. He cannot take a mate. His curse demands it: any woman who becomes his would face certain death by his own hand. Everything shatters when Georgie reaches eighteen. Locked away for years, she emerges as his destined mate—the one woman he's sworn never to claim, the only one capable of breaking him. *** The arcade stretched empty before me as I stepped through the threshold. A solitary figure materialized from the darkness. He was there. His arms encircled me, pulling me close with an intensity that stole my breath. His fingers found my neck, his voice a dangerous whisper against my ear. Possessive. Commanding. A primal growl rumbled through his chest, and I felt my skin ignite. "Mine." Then something shifted. His body went rigid, coiled tension replacing desire. His gaze transformed into something unreadable. Something final. "Get away from me. Don't come back."