Lion’s Prize by Lola Gabriel

I’m one of a kind. And to stay alive, I can’t let anybody know what I really am.
A group of ruthless beasts kidnap me.
Now I’m a hostage—a pawn in a game I didn’t know I was playing. The shifters, cruel and calculating, condemn me to an unthinkable fate—to be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Amidst the chaos of the auction, a figure emerges from the shadows, exuding authority and power. Braxton, a powerful alpha, commands attention with a presence that’s as irresistible as it is daunting.
When his gaze locks onto mine, an unexpected twist occurs—he claims me as his own, bidding an astonishing price to secure me.
Stripped of my freedom, I’m trapped in a gilded cage. I’m torn between my intense resentment and the magnetic pull to the alpha that I can’t ignore.
I must decide whether the bond forming between us will be my downfall or my ultimate salvation.