merrystclair
[Arranged Marriage • Age Gap • Slow Burn]
Elisabeth Arden is the eldest daughter of one of the most powerful werewolf dynasties in America, the family that has ruled the vast territory of Los Angeles for generations.
To keep their bloodline pure, the Ardens have always formed alliances through arranged marriages with other pure-blood werewolves. So when her grandfather, the patriarch of the family, announces that Elisabeth will marry Richard Dawson, the son of the Alpha who rules Northern California, she accepts without hesitation.
Even though she is only nineteen, she was raised for this moment and is ready to do her part for the good of her family.
Richard Dawson, however, is cold and unreadable, the kind of man who never lets anyone see what he thinks, what he wants, or what he feels.
In a world ruled by power, loyalty, and blood, love has never been part of the agreement. But Elisabeth is determined to prove that even a marriage born from duty can become something more.
Although the man she married seems to hide his heart behind an impenetrable wall.