Book Review: The Alpha King's Mark by Anne T. Thyssen

 

Book Description

After killing his uncle, Marcos rises to be the king of supernatural creatures, but finds himself burdened by the weight of his crown. Despite wanting nothing but to avenge his family and be free, Marcos remains trapped by his duty to those who depend on him. However, everything changes one fateful night at an upper-class party when a woman, disguised as a servant, sets out to end his life. Yet, as Marcos gazes into her enigmatic eyes, he is inexplicably drawn to her, and in that moment must make her his.

Marcella lost everything as a child and was raised by the vampire Aleister, who molded her into a merciless assassin. Bound to Aleister, the King of the Underworld, she carries out his orders, always a weapon in his hands. When the call to assassinate the king reaches Aleister's ears, he dispatches Marcella without hesitation. Though she successfully plunges the knife into Marcos's chest, she soon realizes that the act cannot sever the invisible bond he has established between them.

Will Marcos and Marcella find solace in each other, or will their past and duty destroy them?

This story contains assassination, manipulation, explicit sex scenes, descriptions of death, and is rated 18+.

My Review

A powerful vampire named Aleister found Marcella when she was just a child after her family had been killed. He took her in because he sensed she would be a powerful werewolf when she got older. So he raised her to be his assassin. She is a werewolf raised by a vampire in a cold, unfeeling home. While Aleister might have some sense of familiar feelings for her, she is nothing more than a tool for his ruthless rise to be more powerful. When Aleister sends Marcella out on another assignment to kill Marcos, an alpha werewolf, she isn't expecting anything to go wrong. Boy was she in for a surprise. 

For some reason someone wants Marcos dead. When an assassination attempt goes wrong and the assassin is caught, Marcos finds himself face to face with his fated mate who is also the woman who tried to kill him. 

I actually felt really bad for Marcella because having been raised by a vampire, she knows nothing of her werewolf heritage. She can't remember her childhood with the family that was killed so she and her wolf don't get along at all. Little by little Marcos gets to her and makes her feel things she never thought possible until she no longer wants to go back to the vampire she owes her life to. 

I loved Marcos. He was so patient with her even through she tried to kill him. He slowly gets under her skin and gets to know her while showing her how it is supposed to be when you're a wolf shifter. I really enjoyed this book a lot. 

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. 

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