Blood-Slick Moon | stursia au

Zosia flees her pack just after giving birth, bleeding, freezing, newborn pups in her arms. When she crosses paths with Carol Sturka, the biggest and most solitary alpha she’s ever seen, survival starts to look dangerously like sanctuary.

The Price of Salt || stursia au

Pirate captain Zosia captures Carol Sturka, the defiant daughter of a powerful naval commander. What begins as ransom turns into slow-burning desire on open seas, until empire, freedom, and love collide.

Quiet Hours || stursia au

Zosia pours coffee through the night. Carol Sturka studies like sleep is optional. In the low light of a near-empty café, their routines overlap, and something careful, unspoken begins to form.

Held Without Teeth || stursia au

An Alpha who rejects the title, Carol Sturka escapes to England on scent blockers and grief, hiding behind academia and silence. Zosia notices the absence Carol has built her life around, and quietly refuses to let her disappear.

A Name Borrowed || stursia au

Living as her brother Charles “Carl” since fourteen, Carol Sturka has survived inside a careful lie. Widowed in her thirties, she seeks company at a saloon, not touch. With Zosia, she buys conversation and learns the weight of survival.