

The moms at the company post about me online, claiming the free daycare I provide for their kids is a "prison" and a vile tactic to force them to work overtime. What they don't know is that the daycare was set up with imported equipment and staffed by internationally trained professionals. It costs nearly eight thousand dollars a month per child to operate. The internet curses me out, calling me a show-off and disgusting capitalist. So I grit my teeth and send out a company-wide announcement. "To support everyone's desire to handle their own childcare, the company has decided to close the free daycare program. Effective immediately, it will be replaced with a childcare benefit. Eligible mothers will receive 200 dollars a month." As soon as the notice goes out, the moms panic. They crowd outside my office, begging me not to shut it down.

Lira, sister of Starveil Alpha Rook, was framed for poisoning her parents at age six. Her wolf abilities sealed, she endured years as a family slave until Kael—Alpha of the Ironfang pack—arrived for alliance talks. Discovering her suffering and seeing through Rook's lies, Kael demanded Lira as the price of alliance. He brought her to his pack, determined to make her his mate. Now Kael races to unravel the truth of her parents' murder, break the seal on her powers, and shield her from those who wish her dead.