Alpha’s Arctic Captive - A Dark m m omegaverse Romance of power survival and a Dangerous Bond
Dax Coulter
Maison d'édition: BookRix
Synopsis
He never wanted to be hunted. But desperation leaves no choice.Kai Ashford’s life is unraveling. His brother is dying. His family is buried under debt. When survival becomes impossible through honest means, Kai makes a choice that terrifies him—entering the Winter Chase, a brutal hunt where omegas are treated as prey.On Nexara, the Winter Chase is whispered about with fear. Alphas pay fortunes to hunt, capture, and claim omegas for the season. Those who enter know the risks: kidnapping, loss of autonomy, and bonds that are not always chosen. The prize is enough money to save a family. The cost may be everything else.Darius Blackwater is one of the men who controls the Chase. An alpha accustomed to obedience and power, he has never questioned the system—until Kai. From the moment he sees him, Darius wants more than victory. He wants possession, control, and the right to claim an omega who refuses to submit easily.Three days in a frozen wilderness become a deadly game of pursuit. Kai runs. Darius hunts. When capture finally comes, survival means forced proximity, unwanted dependence, and a bond that tightens whether Kai wants it to or not.As biology asserts itself and the rules of the omegaverse take hold, Kai is faced with realities he never wanted to confront—breeding expectations, the looming possibility of mpreg, and the terrifying confusion of attachment forming under captivity. The line between resistance and reliance blurs, raising questions Kai never wanted to ask himself.Is it possible to feel desire for the man who took everything from you? Can protection grow out of coercion? And at what point does survival turn into something dangerously close to Stockholm syndrome?In the Winter Chase, freedom is never guaranteed. And sometimes the most dangerous trap isn’t the one you’re forced into—it’s the one that begins to feel like home.Content Note: This dark M/M omegaverse romance includes themes of captivity, coercion, power imbalance, breeding dynamics, mpreg elements, and psychological attachment. Intended for adult readers.
