"I want you to r*in me. To f*ck me like nothing else matters." Zoriana's breath hitched, the air in her lungs turning to ice as she stared into the darkened eyes of the man pinning her against the warehouse door. Outside, the pack's founding-day celebration was a blur of music and laughter, but in the shadows, there was only the scent of rain and the dangerous heat radiating off Alpha Tristan. "You're mated to my brother, Zoriana," he growled, his voice a dark, jagged rasp against her ear. His mouth brushed her pulse point, sending a shiver of pure, traitorous electricity through her blood. "Do you have any idea what I'll do to you if I stop being a gentleman?" Zoriana didn't care about the crown. She didn't care about the royal bond or the destiny written in the stars. She arched her back, her nails grazing the hard muscle of his shoulders as she pulled him closer. "Then stop being a gentleman, Tristan. Show me the monster everyone says you are." *** Zoriana's world shattered overnight when her mate's betrayal turned her from a beloved Luna into a rogue. But she did not break. Rising from the ashes, she founded her own pack and built an empire that shook the very foundations of the shifter kingdoms. The higher she rises, the deeper she falls — trapped in a web of deadly intrigue and twisted truths. Zoriana is caught between the royal Alpha she is sworn to support and his ruthless brother — a devilish enemy who ignites a forbidden, soul-searing desire she cannot control. In a world of poisoned blood and lethal lies, Zoriana must choose: the crown she fought for, or the man who could be her undoing?