Alpha King’s Forced Mate - A Forced Proximity Enemies-to-Lovers Werewolf Shifter Romance #975865

She was sold like cattle. He bought her for one purpose. Neither expected the mate bond that would destroy them both.
Starlette never thought her pack would betray her. But when debts came due, she found herself on an auction block—chained, broken, and sold to the cold-eyed Alpha King of the Northern Reaches. Maximus didn't want a mate. He wanted a breeder. Nothing more.
The bond hit them both like lightning.
He felt it. She felt it. And he looked away.
Because the Northern King swore he'd never love again. Not after losing his first mate. Not after eighteen years of grief had turned his heart to ice. So he made her a deal: give him an heir, and he'd let her go. No bond. No claim. No love.
But Starlette was hiding a secret even she didn't know.
She wasn't just some worthless omega her pack threw away. She was blessed—a wolf born once in a century with gifts that could heal armies, shield entire territories, and reshape the fate of every pack in the realm.
And now everyone wants her.
The rogue Alpha who'll burn the kingdom to claim her power. The rival King who offers freedom she's never known. The Western lords who'll stop at nothing to control her. They all see the same thing: a weapon waiting to be used.
But Maximus sees something different.
He sees the woman who refuses to break. Who stands in front of Councils and doesn't bow. Who nearly dies bringing his daughter into the world and still gets back up fighting. He sees his mate—the one the Moon Goddess gave him when he thought he'd lost his chance at happiness forever.
Now he'll do anything to keep her. Even if it means facing the ghosts that have haunted him for nearly two decades. Even if it means standing against every Alpha in the territories. Even if it means admitting that this broken, blessed, beautiful woman owns every piece of his scarred heart.
She survived the auction block. She'll survive everything that comes next.
Because Starlette isn't just blessed with power. She's blessed with people who'll go to war for her. A mate who'd burn the world down before letting her go. Allies who see her as more than a weapon. And a daughter who represents everything worth fighting for.
But the rogue Alpha is still out there. The enemies are regrouping. And the greatest battle is just beginning.