The Grumpy Alpha Hellhound's Reluctant Mate

Marcus Holloway never expected to survive the demon battle that destroyed everything he believed in. Recruited into a fanatical cult that hunted hellhounds, he learned too late that he'd been lied to— the "demons" they hunted were actually guardians protecting humanity. When Marcus threw himself in front of a killing strike to save a hellhound's life, demon essence contaminated him, sealing his fate as a supernatural liability requiring constant supervision.
Enter Dante, the grumpy alpha from Alabama who volunteers to take over Marcus's guardianship. Moving to Harbor means escaping the guilt-soaked streets of Haven, but it also means living under the watchful eye of a hellhound alpha who looks at Marcus like he's something precious instead of broken. As Marcus struggles to unlearn a lifetime of conditioning, he discovers feelings he was taught were sinful— and realizes that the enemy he was raised to fear might be exactly what his damaged heart needs.
But when a power-hungry practitioner petitions the Supernatural Council for access to Marcus as a research subject, their fragile new beginning faces an impossible choice: submit to forced experimentation that could end up killing him, or risk everything by completing a hellhound bond that might just eliminate the demon essence entirely.
Sometimes the most dangerous thing isn't the demon inside you, it's learning to believe you deserve to be loved anyway.
A slow-burn M/M paranormal romance featuring religious trauma recovery, grumpy/sunshine dynamics, found family, and a hellhound alpha who will burn down the world to protect his mate. Guaranteed HEA.