The plan was to humiliate and disgrace a captured rival. Antonio never meant to bond with him.
Antonio was only supposed to humiliate Cassius, but the Blackstone family's prince stirs forbidden desires he isn't prepared to deal with… let alone stop.
When Cassius' secret omega status is revealed, a lesson in humiliation twists into something sensual, primal, and unstoppable. One hot, incredible encounter upends Antonio's life. The fact that he's not gay, and has a perfect omega princess waiting for him, doesn't change his new reality: he's bound to Cassius Blackstone forever. And if his father finds out, they're both dead men.
CASSIUS BLACKSTONE
Keep your enemy close… but not this close.
Cassius knew he couldn't play alpha forever, but running from his father lands him in an arguably worse place: the Castellano family's arms.
Cassius swore he'd do whatever it took to survive, and proved it when he seduced Antonio Castellano. But now that he's tied to his most hated rival, survival isn't enough.
Cassius must prove he's a force to be reckoned with, even when he's on his knees.
Mated Rivals is a scorching-hot 42k MM omegaverse erotic romance. Features forbidden romance, rivals-to-lovers, Gay for You, knotting and breeding, a "straight" alpha confused and overwhelmed by desire for his worst enemy, and a clever omega who will do whatever it takes to survive but will die before he ever admits liking it.