The Silver Shackles

Magic is regulated. Wolves are illegal. Love is punishable by death.

In the Silver City, magic is a state-controlled utility, and lycanthropy is a crime. Exiled by his own pack and hunted by the theocratic Synod, Elian Thorne survives in the slums by hiding a biological secret that could topple the regime.

Lycanthropy isn't just a curse-it's a mark of otherness he can never outrun.

When desperation throws him into the path of Brandon Varr-an amnesiac, exiled noble with a lethal sword arm and nothing left to lose-Elian strikes a dangerous bargain. Protection in exchange for alliance. Survival in exchange for trust.

But the Synod is preparing for a purge.

As riots simmer and zealots close in, Elian discovers he carries the genetic key to an ancient weapon. Marking Brandon with his scent isn't just a strategy-it's a forbidden intimacy that could cost them everything.

Bound by betrayal, shadowed by missing memories, and hunted by a regime that wants them erased, they must decide what they're willing to sacrifice for freedom.

In a world where loving the wrong person is treason, surrender may be the deadliest risk of all