I'm a Royal. An ancient wolf shifter. An assassin. And I've been given an innocent human mate. There's only one way this will turn out.

They call me an Angel of Death. Death, for short.

An act of compassion turned me into a babysitter. A fitting punishment, according to the elders. More like torture. They trapped me in the same small town as my destined female.

For years I watched Sara. And suffered knowing I'd never get to enjoy the wickedly sinful things I wanted to do to her.

And the night I was free to escape, Sara learns my dark secret and becomes a hit man's target herself. Because she did a good deed. For me.

Now I have no choice but to lure my fated mate into the darkness. Permanently. Nobody will ever take Sara from me. Not even Death.

★★★★★

Ilan is the closed-door version (also known as a safe-for-work, clean, or kisses only romance) of Claimed by Nancy Corrigan.