The Rejection was supposed to destroy her. Lyra Miller was the pack’s "useless" wolf scentless, weak, and overlooked. On the night of the Blue Moon, she expected her fated mate, Alpha Xander, to finally give her a home. Instead, he gave her a death sentence. "I, Xander Thorne, reject you. A weakling has no place by my side. Leave my lands by sunrise, or be hunted." Banished and broken, Lyra vanished into the Forbidden Forest, leaving behind the only life she knew. The Return will bring him to his knees. Five years later, the Mooncrest Pack is on the verge of collapse. Their only hope is an alliance with the "Shadow Queen" the mysterious, ruthless leader of the rising Rogue Empire. When Alpha Xander arrives to beg for mercy, he finds a woman he doesn't recognize. Lyra is no longer the trembling girl he threw away. She is powerful, wealthy, and wears a crown made of the bones of her enemies. Xander wants his mate back. He wants a second chance. But Lyra isn't interested in an apology. She wants the one thing he swore she’d never have: Everything he owns.