The sixth young master of the Beiming family earned his ruthless reputation—a man whispered to be raised by wolves, savage and merciless. Yet fate had other plans. A carefully orchestrated scheme unwittingly placed her directly into his orbit, and what began as accident became inevitability. He discovered in her an addiction stronger than any vice: the compulsion to protect, to cherish, to love with a depth that consumed him entirely. She stood before him, tears streaming down her face. "You're too vicious. Too cruel." He leaned closer, his gaze penetrating. "Do you know what makes a wolf truly dangerous?"