Rune Bound

CassiaI was born in darkness. Made. Forged into something...other. Twenty-four of us. Stolen from lives we no longer remember. Locked inside our own minds while nameless, faceless, utterly silent captors branded our skin.And then we discovered why.We are the Runesses. Pawns in the King's evil plan.Sold to the rulers of the twenty-four realms, we are prisoners. All of us.The man who buys me smells like the sea. He is...kind. And I start to dream of a life I can never have.RothWhat have I done? Compelled by the King's ruthless ambition, I supported his horrific plan: taking twenty-four women and turning them into weapons of war. Refusal meant death for me and my pack.But when I meet Cassia—terrified and broken—my wolf instinctively claims her as his mate.I long to confess my feelings, but the truth of my betrayal looms over us. Our moments of happiness are fleeting, shattered by the reality of our enemies.If Cassia cannot harness her hidden power, we may not survive the storm that approaches. Together, we must fight for our freedom—and our love.