He rejected me in front of the entire pack. The Lycan King was the one who chose me.For twenty-three years, Seraphina Vale has lived as the unwanted adopted daughter of the Vale family. She has no known parents, no powerful bloodline, and a wolf that has never even shifted.Until the night of the Moon Ceremony.When Seraphina discovers that Damien Cross, the powerful Alpha, is her fated mate, she believes her lonely life is finally about to change.Instead, he rejects her in front of the entire pack.Heartbroken and humiliated, Seraphina leaves before sunrise, determined never to return.But the moment she crosses the pack boundary, a mysterious mark appears on her body—and for the first time, her sleeping wolf speaks.“Run. They are coming for you.”Then she meets Adrian Blackthorn.The feared Lycan King.When Adrian sees Seraphina’s mark, his entire demeanor changes.Because he knows who she really is.Seraphina isn’t an ordinary adopted girl. She is the last descendant of an ancient bloodline believed to have been wiped out decades ago—a bloodline powerful enough to command the oldest wolves in existence.And Adrian has been searching for her for years.But there’s one secret he hasn’t told her…Seraphina may be his true mate.Now the man who rejected her wants her back, while the most powerful man in the supernatural world is slowly falling in love with her.But when a devastating betrayal exposes the truth about her parents, Seraphina realizes her entire life has been a lie.Someone murdered her family. Someone hid her identity. And now someone wants her dead.She was rejected as a mate.She will rise as the Blood Queen.And when the Lycan King chooses her, the entire supernatural world will discover that the girl they rejected was never powerless.She was simply waiting to awaken.