Darkness Bound

Reporter Jacqueline "Jack" Dolan is fiercely determined to dismantle the secretive shape-shifter clan, the Ikati, after writing a scathing editorial against them. In response, they plot to seduce and blackmail her into retracting her claims. Hawk Luna, a charismatic member of the Ikati, unexpectedly develops feelings for Jack after he kidnaps her to his jungle colony, leading to a tumultuous romance set against a backdrop of deadly political conflict and looming war between their species. As tensions rise, their forbidden passion might bridge a gap between enemies or threaten their lives.