The Alpha's Forbidden Queen A prophecy promised she'd return. A kingdom demanded she die. And an Alpha who ought to have assassinated her. fell in love. Freya is always so different—haunted by the images of flame, war, and a lust so hot that it can reduce the world to ash. And so, she ventures into prohibited werewolf territories and is taken by Alpha Alaric, the cruel and infamous leader of the Shadowlands. He must kill her for it—she is the rebirth of the Black Queen, a witch whose powers were such that she razed kingdoms into nothingness. But the moment their eyes lock, the chemistry between them explodes, in violation of all natural order. She is his nemesis… and his fate. Alaric is torn between duty and the great desire to save the woman he was born to slay. With Freya's secret abilities growing, dark forces emerge—vampires, witches, and traitors who seek to claim her for themselves. The Vampire King Lucian tempts with words of power, and Alaric swears to break fate itself in order to keep her in his arms. With war looming and forbidden love threatening to destroy them both, Freya must choose: surrender to the shadows of her past… or fight for a future with the one man who ever truly saw her. Destiny is cruel, however, and some love is written in blood. A tale of passion, betrayal, and an all-consuming love that defies the very fate itself.