The Mark of the Half-breed. The night was thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, the air heavy with the whispers of creatures lurking in the shadows. Deep in the forest, a woman ran. Barefoot, breathless, and desperate. Kaya’s heartbeat thundered in her chest as she darted between towering trees, the cold wind biting at her skin. She had spent her life outrunning rules, outmaneuvering expectations, but never had she run from herself. Yet here she was, fleeing from a truth she couldn’t escape. Her fingers instinctively pressed against her lower belly, the place where life had begun to stir. A child. A secret. A mistake? or a miracle. The moon, her eternal witness, loomed above, casting its glow upon her trembling form. She should have felt its power, should have drawn strength from it as she always had. But tonight, she felt different. Off-balance. Weaker. Because the child growing inside her was not just a wolf. A howl echoed through the night, distant yet urgent. Her mate. Her pack. They were looking for her, waiting for her return. But what would they say when they discovered the truth? What would he say? Would Kady, her loving, devoted mate still see her the same way? Would her pack, her people, accept the child of a human? Or had she doomed them both the moment she gave in to a reckless night of passion? She stopped at the edge of a clearing, her breath shallow as she gazed at the dark horizon. There was no turning back now. She would return. She would lie. She would protect her child. But destiny had already begun its course. And soon, the world would come to fear the name of the half-breed. The prophecy unfolds, find out more in the book