Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

“Nothing has ever felt more real in my life. Nothing. Not my work, not my pack or my family, my life in the military. God, I don’t even feel real anymore, Silas. You are my real.”

Probably my favorite MM omegaverse. My second time reading it (listened to half of it when I figured out I had access to the audio), and it was just as good the second time around. It’s a little dark and gritty, angsty for an omegaverse novel, and no instalove. It’s a slow burn with a lot of mental and physical healing happening long before anything happens between MCs, which I really love.

It’s diverse and a very different take on the omegaverse trope than many others I have read (which is a LOT). Highly recommend if you like this trope but want a bit more seriousness mixed in. Great mental health representation as well.

“[…] You are a hurricane of passion and hope and strength. I wanna stand at your center and feel your chaos.”

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Mental health rep
Alpha/omega
Omegaverse
Hidden designation
Past trauma
Tattooed lumberjack
BIPOC character
“Who did this to you?”
Hurt/comfort
Former soldier
Heat sex

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Explicit sexual content
Forced drug use
MC a victim of human trafficking
Sex trafficking
Vomiting
Gun violence
Injured MCs
Gunshot wound
Death of side characters (bad guys)
Sexual abuse of MC (off page, past, some details)
Car crash (MC involved)
Brief suicidal thoughts
Brief mention of parent death (cancer, past, off page)
Brief mention of parent death (liver failure due to alcoholism, past, off page)
Heavy scarring due to abuse (MC)
PTSD symptoms (anxiety attacks, nightmares, flashbacks)
Forced hormone treatment (MC, past)
Non-consensual medical experiment (MC, past)
Drug use (scent blockers)
MC sick from drug side effects
Physical fight between MC and cousin (on page)
Injured MC (gunshot wound, on page)
Alcohol consumption (casual drink - social event)
Heat sex (MC awake but not 100% coherent at the time)
On-page murder (MCs killing to defend themselves)

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 3rd person, dual
Genre: Omegaverse romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: 25 and not specified
Series: Standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 472


“You show me a good alpha, and I’ll show you ten more who think ‘no’ means ‘yes.’”

Silas buried his face back against his Bear-scented pillow. He was such a mess, forcing the real thing away so he could cling to what remained.

Son of a— Bear fought a groan. That’s my fucking shirt. Silas was a little thief, pilfering all Bear’s favorite clothes for himself.



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