Bound by the Ruthless Alpha: A Rejected Fated Mate Secret Pregnancy Body Swap Paranormal Romance (The Cruel Alpha Series)

I survived my pack's slaughter only to be sold on an auction block.
My buyer? A ruthless Alpha king who claimed me as his eleventh bride.
His heir? Damon Blackwood. My fated mate.

Sera
For ten years, I survived the darkest nights by clinging to the memory of the boy who once saved my life.
I thought the mate bond would finally save me .
Instead, Damon looked at my slave marks with disgust, publicly rejecting me.
But the killing blow wasn't his rejection.
It was the night he locked me in a dungeon and ordered his guards to destroy the "mistake" growing in my womb.

To save my unborn baby, I did the unthinkable.
I unleashed a forbidden power, drained every drop of his Alpha strength, violently shattered our bond, and vanished into a freezing river.
He thought he broke me.
But if he ever finds me again, I won’t be his slave.
I’ll be his ruin.

Damon
Ever since Sera destroyed our bond, I’ve been a crippled Alpha.
I thought I deserved this agonizing hell for what I did to her.
Until I'm forced to beg for an alliance with a terrifying new Luna—and catch the scent that haunts my nightmares.
Sera is alive. Untouchable, ruthless, and she hates me.

But when a little boy with my stormy eyes steps out from behind her throne...
I realize I didn't just lose my mate. I lost my son.
She vows to kill me if I take a single step closer.
But I will crawl through hellfire to earn them back.

100% HEA (Happily Ever After)
No Cheating / Complete Standalone
Trigger Contains themes of shifter trafficking/auction, past trauma and abuse, severe fated mate rejection, threats to pregnancy, and violence. This is an emotional, high-angst rollercoaster with a deeply flawed Alpha and a fiercely protective mother. Reader discretion is advised.