Mated to the Alpha King by Maren Vane

A slow-burn wolf shifter romance of forbidden obsession, silent sacrifice, and an Alpha King who’d burn the world for his fated mate. Twenty years trapped in wolf form. One human woman who refuses to give up. Dr. Naya Osei lives alone among wolves—studying them, protecting them, searching for a cure that shouldn’t be her burden alone. Then she meets *him*: the scarred Alpha King who watches her in silence, a former surgeon who lost his voice and his humanity when a manufactured virus turned him into a monster. He can’t speak. He can’t explain. But his possessive, touch her and die instincts are unmistakable. A fated mate bond built without words. Naya is the only human in the Wilds, hunted by a military contractor who wants the pack dead. Gideon is the king who’s forgotten what it feels like to be saved. When a militia burns their home, they must fight a common enemy—and a forbidden desire neither can deny. Enemies to lovers. Rejected by fate. Chosen by war. A slow-burn paranormal romance for readers who love Alpha King obsession, forced proximity, and fated mates who earn their happy ending.