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Marek Inghurst

I have spent my whole career making sure no one gets close enough to see what I really need. Heath Vesper changed that the moment our hands collided on the ice during that penalty kill. Now every game feels like foreplay to something I cannot name.The debt our team carries has us working together in secret, every practice a test of who will give in first. I can feel the weight of the collar he keeps ready, the one that would mark me as his in the dim light of the equipment room whe...

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Marek Inghurst

Lucas Remington runs the empty locker room the way he runs the team, and Finley Garrison has never once told him no. Every order carries more than it sounds like. It demands the yielding he has spent years denying.Lucas commands with the certainty of a captain who cannot afford to lose control, and Finley feels the pull to obey every order. He hesitates each time, caught between the fear of losing his place on the team and the darker need to give in.The rest of the players ...

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Marek Inghurst

The warded chambers smell of runes and living shadow, and my wrists keep flexing despite the focus I try to hold. I came here to save the domain from rivals, but the ritual requires more than compatibility. It requires me to surrender to Owen's command in ways that could expose every weakness I have hidden since the sigils first marked me.Owen moves with that slow certainty, and every session ends with my wrists bound at his word. When the sigils ignite under the tether, the pull s...

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Marek Inghurst

I never meant to end up here, in this sealed alcove with Samuel Innes after signing the registry, our shoulders pressed close as we reviewed the final scrolls. His fingers trace the arc of my collarbone, lingering over the scars that mark every past betrayal.The royal bonding ritual demands I kneel and surrender control completely to him, and the thought sends heat through me even as I fight the urge to pull away. He has never found an equal before, and I have never been kept, yet ...

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Marek Inghurst

Frederick has built his career on never showing weakness in the brutal world of professional hockey. Then the rival enforcer Colin names the insecurity behind the scar and strips away every defense. He commands with callused knuckles, offering a dangerous acceptance built on the humiliation Frederick craves.Their partnership over the family contract traps them in the equipment room, where rivalry twists into a raw tension. Frederick's need to submit battles his denial as Colin guid...

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Marek Inghurst

Fletcher has always fought to prove himself against larger men, yet Ulric's massive presence in the boxing gym makes holding out feel pointless. The heavyweight moves with a quiet command that pulls the wiry fighter toward the submission he craves in secret. Close quarters during training turn every accidental touch into a promise of dominance their bodies cannot deny.The championship and their reputations depend on keeping the intimacy hidden from the rest of the gym. Ulric wants ...

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Marek Inghurst

The collision at the boards left Ashton's hand braced on my chest, and I have not stopped thinking about it since. I never wanted this arrangement with my rival, but the league rules have us sharing every inch of space now, jerseys open in the same room while the notch on his ear stays too close for comfort.I need stability for my brother's custody more than anything, using my aggressive dominance to keep the world at bay. Yet Ashton's commanding presence turns every shared glance ...

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Marek Inghurst

I swore no binding would ever claim me, not after the court's last betrayal left me scarred and defiant, but allying with Thane was the only way to guard what remained of my freedom in the Mirror Court.His centuries alone have left him as hungry for connection as I am terrified of it. Every shared glance in the multiplying mirrors tightens the invisible runes between us. Each tightening is a bargain neither of us can win. The power struggle between us only feeds the hunger neither ...

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Marek Inghurst

I told myself years ago that no woman would get past my guard. Phoebe is a colleague, and she guards herself as carefully as I do. But she goes still when I give an order, and the wariness turns into something hotter. We work the case files alone in the evidence locker at night. I stopped pretending that is an accident.One command and she lets me secure her hands with the department restraints. Every night in that locker ends with me drawing the milk from her while she yields. She ...

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Marek Inghurst

Isaac Ellsworth stands before the thorn gate as his rival's name is added to the decree. Bound by fae inheritance law, they must complete the trials as one, with Isaac submitting to Philip's protective dominance to secure the throne and the belonging he has always craved.Every shared document ends with their fingers lingering, sending heat across Isaac's luminous skin. Philip does not pull away. What the trials will require of them both turns necessity into an obsession neither can...

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Marek Inghurst

In the rune-etched vaults beneath the Obsidian Spire, Uriah Valemont carries the jagged scar of exile on his wrist, a restless mark that demands he answer the demon general's summons. When Connor Jagger calls him down, the general's unyielding command promises the forbidden surrender that comes with a completed blood oath.Every summons ends in the narrow relic vault. There the oath's requirement to mix their blood and bodies pulses hotter with each meeting, and neither of them name...

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Marek Inghurst

Walter Crane's powerful build hides a secret that the motorcycle club can never know. Magnus Tate's quiet praise at the club bar cuts straight through his defenses. Every time Magnus finds a reason to praise him over the ledgers, Walter's chest tightens in ways he refuses to admit.Magnus's steady words ground him even as they expose the need Walter has buried beneath layers of dominance. Every affirmation draws the stocky biker closer, turning necessary touches into something that ...