Bound to the Frost Commander

Vera Thorne’s blade stops at Rafe Valko’s throat—and the northern commander shatters it before the entire court. Instead of ordering her execution, he forces her bleeding thumb onto a blood-debt contract and claims her as his personal captive. Poison burns through Vera’s veins as Rafe locks her inside his fortress, strips away her weapons, and turns every escape attempt into a deadly battle of wills. She came to steal the council seal that ordered her clan’s massacre, but the ruthless commander’s touch ignites a dangerous hunger neither of them can control. When a blizzard seals the gates and the council sends an execution order, Rafe must choose between surrendering his fortress—or declaring war to keep his captive. With the blood bond tightening around her heart, will Vera kill the man who owns her fate… or trust the enemy who would burn the world before letting anyone take her?