Alpha's Charmed Witch

Anouk Darkwater rules Mistvale's coven and its foremost apothecary with a flawless updo, sealed emotions, and potions that usually remain in their labeled jars.

Grief over her dead familiar has left her magic wild and unanchored, yet she keeps denying the cracks while the town's endlessly patient Alpha lingers in her shop and sees more than she wants known.

Caius Sternwolf, stoic wolf Alpha and head of the Protection Network, has spent ten years shadowing her through the mist, his restless beast eased by lavender and sage even as he tries to hold his distance.

After a fellow elder is murdered, his instincts mark Anouk as the next target, and a public claiming before the coven burns through the restraint they have both maintained.

Her once-broken magic steadies only near the man she has avoided, drawing them after poisoned tea, burned journals, and a centuries-old effort to erase their history toward a dragon's lair and a bond that will not stay buried.