Tricked by the Bear

One second, I was elbow-deep in lab work.
The next? Drugged, kidnapped, and dragged into a mess that smells a hell of a lot like betrayal—and bear.

Enter Carter Armstrong. Alpha elite. Grumpy protector. Built like a walking fantasy.
He says he's here to keep me safe.
But the way he looks at me? That's not just protection. That's claiming.
That's "mate" with a capital M.

I'm not exactly the damsel type, and I sure as hell didn't ask for a protective bear to come barrelling into my life. But now we're tangled in a conspiracy that could get us both killed, and Carter is the only one I trust mostly. When he's not driving me crazy with that bossy growl and those... very talented hands.

Good thing I've got backup: three overprotective brothers, a found family of badass shifters, and a wolf inside me who's finally howling for something real.

The problem?
The one man who might be my forever is keeping secrets.
And I'm not sure which will come first me saving the world… or jumping his bones.

Kidnapped, claimed, and falling hard for a possessive alpha bear, this wolf is about to rewrite the rules