Claimed by the Beast

Princess Elara has known only the cold walls of the Sunstone Palace and the cruel ambitions of her father. Now she is a pawn in his game betrothed to the sadistic Prince Aldric to forge an alliance. Facing a lifetime of torment Elara risks everything for a chance at freedom fleeing into the shadows of the forbidden Whispering Woods. There legends speak of a monster but what she finds is Bane—a powerful lycan whose savage exterior hides a deep sorrow. Though they are torn apart and she is dragged back to her gilded cage their magnetic connection kindles a secret dangerous romance. As she risks everything to meet him in secret their forbidden love becomes her only rebellion. But in a world of royal intrigue such secrets are impossible to keep.