He raised her. He protects her. He refuses to want her. For years, Camille has loved Gael from afar — the handsome, wealthy boss who calls her "sweetie" and treats her like glass. But when another man flirts with her, Gael’s jealousy explodes. "She’s my ward," he warns. The problem is, Camille isn’t a child anymore. And Gael isn’t sure he can keep pretending he doesn’t want her. A story of forbidden attraction, ranch tension, and one line neither of them should cross._

A novel on romance about a boss and his ward whom he is in love with but pretend to hate her

> He rejected her under the harvest moon. > > "The Moon Goddess made a mistake," Alpha Kaelen Vance declared as he shattered Evelyn Ward’s heart in front of 200 wolves. Too weak. Too ordinary. Unworthy to be Luna. > > The mate bond tore through her chest. So she walked away that night. > > Three years later, Grey Ridge is dying. Crops wither. Borders fall. The ancient curse of rejecting a True Mate is bleeding Kaelen’s pack dry. And the hollow ache in his chest won’t stop. > > Because Evelyn is back. > > But she is no longer the quiet archivist in a plain white dress. > Rejected by the moon, she was claimed by something older. Deadlier. > She is now Alpha Evelyn of the Frost Peak Coalition — the lost _Solari_ heir. Golden-eyed, sun-blessed, and crowned by fire. > > Every wolf in the Obsidian Citadel bows to her. Every Alpha wants her. > Even Kaelen... especially Kaelen. > > When their bond flares to life again, he will beg for a second chance. > But Evelyn has one condition he’ll never accept: > _Kneel. Or burn._ > And standing between them is another Alpha who already has his hand on her wrist. *The Ash of the Moon* _A story of rejection, revenge, and the fire that rises from the ash._