The world isn’t ready for an omega like Lucky Darro.
Lucky Darro is many things an omega shouldn’t be—feisty, independent, a freedom fighter. He believes in the old ways, holding firm to traditions long thought barbaric and ridiculous. Just as he’s starting to get to know college heartthrob Chase Walker, Lucky finds himself in a tricky situation. Captured by a gang of traders within the illegal Omega Market, he has to make a snap decision—save himself or protect an underage girl and her badly beaten brother. For Lucky, it’s not even a choice…
Chase Walker comes from the most prominent alpha family of the province. He should have known it wasn’t his fate to get a docile, obedient mate. But when he discovers that his mate is the freedom fighter Lucky Darro, and that he might have to compete with another alpha for his affection, Chase has to step up and re-evaluate everything he ever knew about true mates.
Ford King survived a childhood with a drug-addicted mother, and spent his formative years on the streets fighting for money, freedom and a place to belong. Protecting omegas and his recruitment into the Omega Rescue Taskforce was always his fate. But when Lucky comes into his life, it’s clear that nothing will ever be the same again.
Together they must battle the Omega Market, the prejudices of a world not used to a three-way bond, and the growing chemistry that sparks between them. The only question isn’t whether they can survive the flames, but how hot the fire will burn.
Reader advisory: This book contains scenes of assault, drugging of a person, and kidnap. There are mentions of drug use, child abuse, and human trafficking.
General Release Date: 24th February 2026
Blood sprayed Lucky’s cheeks to mingle with his tears. He wanted to fall apart but wouldn’t give these bastards the satisfaction.
He’d already made one mistake. He’d been lured into a false sense of security, thinking that the east gate exit to campus, still technically on campus grounds, would be safe.
Now he was trapped, held to a strange alpha’s chest while they beat Jack so badly that he didn’t even resist. Lucky wasn’t sure if he could.
Jack had been hanging between two strong alphas when Lucky had arrived, sporting a black eye, with blood trickling from his lip. It was obvious they’d beaten him, probably to force him to send the text that had brought Lucky here.
Why? He barely knew Jack. They’d grown up on the same street, but nowadays Jack was just a druggie friend of Lincoln’s. He’d said maybe ten words to Jack in the last year.
“That’s enough.” The leader raised a hand to stop the brutal assault.
The alpha holding Lucky released him as Jack sank to the ground, unable to support himself. Lucky should have run for help, but there were a dozen alphas and he couldn’t afford to make rash decisions. He raced to Jack’s side, worried about the blood on his face and hands. One eye was swollen and his knuckles were scraped with defensive wounds.
“Can you hear me?” Lucky eased his sweater sleeve over his hand and wiped Jack’s mouth, surprised he had the energy to wince.
Jack swallowed, then coughed up blood. “Lucky?” He tried to move, but screamed and held a hand to his side. “You need to go.”
Lucky shook his head, because he couldn’t see a way out. The road was blocked and it was the end of the day. Most of campus had left or were using the other exits. The east gate only led to country paths—it was a shortcut few people used to enter or leave campus. “I can’t leave you.”
“You both need to leave,” Jack bit out between clenched teeth. “Now!”
“Both?”
“Gigi,” he said, barely above a whisper.
Lucky stood, anger mixing with fear, while Jack struggled to roll onto his side. “You have Jack’s sister?” These alphas must work for the Market, which traded in omegas—kidnapping, selling and torturing them until they became so compliant they were afraid to speak without permission. “She’s only fifteen.”
The leader cocked his head and tucked his hands into his jeans pockets. He barely looked twenty-five, dark hair peeking out from beneath a beanie hat, with intense blue eyes, his clothes two sizes too big. “Don’t fight and she can go.”
Lucky glanced at Jack dragging himself along the ground, and swallowed his fear. “Let them both go, and you have a deal.” There was no other choice. He couldn’t let a fifteen-year-old girl suffer the Market, and Jack might already be dying from internal injuries.
His choice was clear. Lucky had to be patient and remain strong. If it was only Jack involved, he might have fought for an escape or died trying, but not with Gigi’s life on the line. No omega deserved to experience the Market, especially at her age, and he could only imagine the unbearable guilt Jack would live with, if he survived his injuries only to realise he hadn’t saved his sister.
Lucky was strong, had been raised by a cop and a freedom-fighting protest organiser—he could last a few hours in the hands of the Market. His parents would move mountains to get him back, but he couldn’t say the same for Jack’s.
“How about we leave them here and take you?” the leader suggested, careful not to mention what condition he’d leave them in.
If he thought Lucky would fall for that, he wasn’t very smart. “If you touch either of them, I’ll scream bloody murder and fight until you’re forced to kill me.” That was a promise and a warning. Lucky could defend himself and wouldn’t hesitate to put these assholes in hospital if it meant escaping. But not until Gigi was safe.
“Deal.”
With a single gesture from the leader, the alphas grew restless. At the end of the lane, the back door of a truck blocking entry to the east entrance opened. A man stepped out, pulling a young girl who had been gagged and had her hands tied in front of her, tears streaming down her face.
Lucky breathed a sigh of relief that Gigi looked unscathed. She glanced at the man from the car, who said something Lucky couldn’t hear, then Gigi made eye contact across the distance. Lucky smiled to show her it was safe, relieved that she made the smart choice and ran for him. He hugged Gigi and brushed the hair from her face, removing the gag from her mouth and untying the knot on the ropes around her wrists.
“They’re letting you go. Run straight to the quad and get help.” He almost said more when a moan drew her attention to Jack. Lucky held Gigi still, because she didn’t need to see the state Jack was in. “Jack needs medical attention. Get to a crowded place and scream for help.”
When the leader signalled with a casual wave of his hand, two of the men behind Lucky moved aside, leaving a clear path toward campus.
Lucky swallowed his fear and stepped aside. “Go.” He could have grabbed her hand and run, but there was no way they would make it. These thugs would target Gigi, then they’d be back where they started. It was more important to get her to safety.
Gigi stepped away, clearly terrified, but hesitated when she saw Jack.
Lucky gave her a gentle shove, then watched Gigi bolt towards the gates. He didn’t breathe easy until she was out of sight.
His heart raced, terrified but relieved that she was out of harm’s way. As the leader’s men moved in to block the exit, he could only hope he lived to regret this.
Elaine White is an aro-ace author, who strives to create captivating, emotional stories of love and romance, exploring a variety of sub-genres, from paranormal to contemporary.
An avid reader, she gets easily distracted by dogs and books. Her passion in life is to be surrounded by both...but, for now, she'll settle for one boisterous pup and an ever-growing TBR pile.
When not reading or writing, you can find Elaine getting sucked into the latest K-Pop comeback by her favourite artists and succumbing to a hopeless addicted to Asian dramas.
The Winner of two Watty Awards – Collector's Dream (An Unpredictable Life) and Hidden Gem (Faithfully) – and an Honourable Mention in 2016's Rainbow Awards (A Royal Craving) Elaine is a self-professed geek, reading addict, and a romantic at heart.
Find Elaine at her website and blog, on Instagram, Bluesky, Bookbub and Wattpad.
£4.99 Pre Order
Add to Wishlist
Read a Sample
Send as a Gift
Available in:
epub, pdf 
Facebook
Twitter
Newsletter