Chained by Teagan Grey [Review]

Chained (The Bastion #1) by Teagan Grey
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: January 6, 2026

The Bastion
1. Chained - Kindle
2. Ravished

Teagan Grey
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

He’s a monster in a cage, and she’s the only one who can tame him.

Arabella Kane is out of options. Desperate for money, she signs on as a Tamer at The Bastion, the underground prison where the world’s most dangerous supernaturals are caged. Her first assignment? A twenty-four–hour session with Rowan Hale—the most volatile inmate of them all. A hulking werewolf locked in a permanent state of rut.

He’s hunger and instinct, claws and fury—and he doesn’t just need release. He needs her. His possessive nature demands more than her body. It demands a mate.

For one day and one night, Arabella is trapped in his cell, at the mercy of his relentless desire. She only came for a paycheck. What she doesn’t expect is the dark thrill of surrender, or the way her body answers his every command. And when he whispers one possessive word against her skin, she knows she’s already lost.

Thoughts on Chained: Arabella honestly doesn't know what to expect when she signs on as a Tamer, but she needs the money and she doesn't see a lot of other options. When the warden throws all the rules and regulations out the window and asks her to take on Rowan Hale, Arabella is a little freaked out, but she says yes. Because the money is just that good for such a dangerous inmate.

While things could have turned out very badly for Arabella, they didn't. Rowan likes her scent (A LOT) and gets right down to business. He's rough around the edges and pushes more than a few of her boundaries, but he's careful enough to not do any permanent damage.

And twenty-four hours is plenty of time for both of them to know they've found something in that cold cell. To be fair, Rowan kind of knew he'd found something good as soon as he caught her scent. Arabella took a little longer, but her werewolf is exactly what she needs in all the right ways.

A cold prison cell, a snarly werewolf, and a lady who finds out a whole bunch of what works for her in a very short time. *thumbs up*