She was rejected by her mate… and claimed by the beast they all fear. After years of captivity in the pack that murdered her family, Ariel’s only dream is escape. But on her eighteenth birthday, fate delivers one final cruelty — her mate is the Alpha’s twisted son… and his rejection is as brutal as his touch. Bleeding and desperate, she runs — not into freedom, but into Trent. A wolf feared even by alphas. A myth wrapped in muscle and menace. Cold, merciless… and obsessed with her. He doesn’t promise safety. He promises revenge — and a bond darker than destiny.