18+ dark and mature themes! Dual-POV story with plenty of steam. Cassian is a powerful alpha who has waited too long to find his mate. When he finds her at a strip club, mute, and weak, he's not sure if he wants anything to do with her. Unable to let her go, he keeps her close to him, and close to his best friend, who turns out has already spent plenty of time with her body. Communicating with her is difficult, but uncovering her true identity is a whole other project. As for Lillia, all she's trying to do is not anger him any further.