In a world where omegas are prey and alphas are predators, the hunt is law—and survival is everything.
Kieran Vale never meant to become a contestant in the Chase, a brutal seventy-two-hour tradition where omegas are released into a frozen wasteland and hunted for sport. But crushing debt and a dying mother leave him with only one choice: run… or lose everything.
So he runs.
Draven Kier doesn’t hunt for sport. As second-in-command of the planet’s most ruthless criminal empire, he takes what he wants—and what he wants is Kieran. The omega whose scent marked him instantly. His fated mate. His.
Capturing Kieran should be easy. Keeping him is another matter.
Because Kieran refuses to be claimed. Refuses the bond tying them together—even after a bite seals a connection neither of them can break.
Stranded in the deadly Barrens and hunted by enemies, pursuit turns into protection… and desire turns into something far more dangerous. Trust.
But if Draven has to burn the world down to keep his omega safe, he will.
Because the Chase was only the beginning.
A dark MM omegaverse romance featuring fated mates, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, a possessive morally gray alpha, a defiant omega, dystopian survival stakes, and emotional redemption.
Content note: This story contains explicit sexual content, dark themes, violence, and situations that begin with coercion and evolve into a consensual relationship. Intended for mature readers 18+. Happy-for-now ending. No cheating. No love triangles. Part of the Frozen Fate series but can be read as a standalone.