In the Scottish Highlands, ancient curses demand blood—and fated mates always pay the price.
My Alpha arranged my mating without asking. An ancient tradition offers one escape: steal a sacred stag from enemy territory.
The stag belongs to the cursed MacLeods of Glencoe. No trespasser has left their lands alive in two centuries.
I'd rather die free than live in a cage.
But their heir, Torin MacLeod, captures me instead—and his shadows recognize something in me they've never known. Peace. For the first time in his cursed life, the darkness inside him retreats.
My wolf knows what that means before I do: fated mates.
Now Torin's father, Alpha Lachlan, is keeping me prisoner. Watching. Testing. He knows what I am to his son, and he's determined to use our bond to destroy my pack.
I'm trapped between two impossible choices: escape and abandon my fated mate to his curse, or stay and become the weapon that shatters everyone I love.
In the Highlands, some bonds are forged in blood—and some curses can only be broken by it.
Perfect for readers who crave:
- Fated mates with impossible stakes
- Enemies-to-lovers tension
- Forbidden love across rival clans
- Highland shifter romance with ancient magic
- Protective, possessive alphas
- Steamy scenes with emotional depth
THE CURSED ALPHA is book 1 in the Cursed Clans series—a dark, steamy Scottish Highland shifter romance. Intended for mature readers.
Written in British English—because this story is as Scottish as it gets.