His Bane

In a world where werewolves coexisted with various factions, Dario, an exceptional apex alpha with a 120-year-old Lycan lineage and no mate, had long believed his fate was sealed due to past misdeeds or the loss of his intended during the Great War. One day, he stumbled upon a shocking revelation: neighboring alphas were secretly auctioning off their kind, a practice that had been outlawed for a hundred years. This revelation drove him into a primal state. As he ventured to the scene, his wolf's instincts took over, displaying behavior that was unusual for him. His heart raced with anticipation when he encountered something he had dreamed of all his life - a potential mate. But then, her identity shattered his expectations; she was human. The discovery that she might not be entirely human, belonging to a clan he held deep disdain for, presented a moral dilemma. Would Dario defy every rule and convention to claim her as his own? The stakes had never been higher as his desires collided with his deeply ingrained prejudices and the laws that governed their kind. This sudden turn of events left Dario torn between his desires and the consequences of defying the very fabric of their society.