Born with a burning crescent mark on her forehead, Ember was labeled a cursed monster. A dark prophecy warned she would destroy the pack, ally with enemies, and butcher her twin sister. Terrified, her royal parents cast an ancient blood spell: every scrape, fracture, and illness meant for her sister, Roselle, struck newborn Ember instead. Unable to kill their own pup, they dumped Ember in the gutter to die.Seventeen years later, Ember survives as a street beggar and campus janitor, hiding her mark beneath messy bangs. When Damian, the school's deadliest Alpha heir, catches her scent, his wolf claims her. Roselle, the pack's golden princess who has never felt pain, vows to break Ember to steal him. But Ember's pain has built an unstoppable primordial power. When the curse snaps, bloodlines and thrones will burn.