Talia is marked as a cursed wolf. After losing her parents, her pack locks her in a cell and turns their backs on her. Her punishment? She must mate with Ronan, the Alpha’s only son, a wolf just as cursed as she is. Ronan’s mates never survive the night. His black wolf always takes control and kills them. But when he bonds with Talia, something strange happens. She lives. And for the first time ever, his white wolf awakens. The pack should celebrate. But the Alpha is furious. To punish Ronan, he plans to kill Lira, the only person who ever kept Ronan’s dark side in check. But Lira knows something no one else does. The black wolf of Ronan isn't his. Alpha Kael suspected that Lira was the one who awakened Ronan’s white wolf. There is a deeper curse. One that ties Talia, Ronan, and the Alpha in a web of lies, blood, and betrayal. The Alpha is hiding a deadly secret. He needs his son’s mates to die. And Talia may be the first to survive long enough to uncover the truth. Can Talia and Ronan break the curse before it destroys them both? This is not just a bond. It is a battle for survival