“You really thought the Moon Goddess would bind me to someone like you?” The bond hadn’t even settled before it was ripped away. Rejected. Humiliated. Cast aside. Aiden was supposed to break. She didn’t. She walked away. Left the pack. Left the bond. Left everything behind. Because Aiden doesn’t beg. And she doesn’t stay where she isn’t wanted. She goes looking for answers— for the father who never knew she existed. What she finds instead… is danger. A powerful Alpha crosses her path— one who doesn’t look away when challenged. And Aiden has never been good at bowing. Something about her holds his attention. Challenges him. Follows him long after she’s gone. Unfortunately for her, Alpha Kael isn’t a man who ignores what interests him. And once he sets his sights on something— he doesn’t walk away. As if that wasn’t enough, a rogue with too many secrets begins appearing wherever she goes— watching her… like he already knows exactly who she is. Because Aiden is more than just a rejected mate. And the closer she gets to the truth— the more dangerous she becomes. Not just to herself… but to anyone who thinks they can claim her.

Sierra Hart was his home, even when she was never his first choice.But in her darkest moment, when she needed Jax Ryder most, she was alone.And by the time he finally reached her, the damage had already decided their ending.

Elara agreed to the bond for one reason, answers. Thorne accepted it because he had no choice. The council calls it peace. A forced union meant to stabilize what’s already breaking. But nothing about it is simple. He sees her as a threat tied to the fall of his family. She sees him as the key to the truth behind her brother’s death.