Awakened by the Wild King

Once upon a time, the forest called for a bride—And it got me instead.

I only wanted a weekend away.

A chance to breathe. To escape the grip of my mother’s control and the wreckage of my old life.

But when I opened a carved box found at the forest retreat, I didn’t just unlock a secret—I shattered something ancient… and tore a rift into another realm.

Now I'm alone in a world that isn't mine, the forest wants to consume me, and the only thing standing between me and the rot is a monster king made of bark, bone, and ancient sorrow.

Alder was once a fae king—beautiful, powerful, worshipped.

Now he’s the last protector of a dying realm—half-wild, half-ruined, and terrifyingly devoted to keeping me alive.

He says I’m part of a prophecy. That I’m meant to help heal his world.

But I’m not a savior. I’m just a girl who’s spent too long being told she’s too much… and never enough.

Still—

The forest listens when I speak. The shadows still when he touches me. And the longer I stay, the more something stirs inside me—something wild, something powerful.

He became a monster to save his realm.

I might become one to save him.

(Please Note : This is the first book in the Veilbound Brides series. These are each their own love story with mild cross overs and can be read as a series or standalones)