She woke me from a thousand years of stone. Touched my claw. Looked into my eyes. And made me hers. Now the child is my anchor. Her mother is my obsession. And this frozen mountain is the only thing standing between them and the monsters I used to call my brothers. They want the girl dead to sever the bond. They want me back in chains. Instead, I give them war. I am not soft. I am not safe. I was built for death and carved by fire—but she calls me her protector, and that word means something now. I will carry her through blizzards. Feed her with my own hands. Kill anyone who looks too long. And when the mountain is quiet again? She’ll lie breathless from my claiming. And from our union? Will come… The first child ever born from stone. Read on for beast bonding, soul mating, winter survival, found family, and a gargoyle who was carved to protect—but taught to love. HEA Guaranteed!