HIS MARK, MY RUIN Rose Hart has spent twenty-one years believing that the secrets her mother keeps are nothing more than painful family history. She is wrong. After her mother remarries, Rose is forced to leave behind the life she knows and move into her stepfather’s secluded estate. Everything about the place feels strange—the people, the rules, the way everyone seems to know something about her that she doesn’t know about herself. Then she meets Kael Blackthorn.He is powerful, feared, and untouchable. As the Alpha of one of the strongest wolf packs in the region, Kael is a man people obey without question. He is also the closest ally of Rose’s stepfather, making him the one man Rose should stay far away from.But from the moment Kael sees her, something changes. The connection between them is immediate and impossible to explain. Rose feels drawn to him despite every warning telling her to keep her distance. Kael, who has spent years controlling every part of his life, suddenly finds himself fighting an instinct he cannot command. Because Rose is his mate. And she was never supposed to be. Kael knows exactly what the bond between them means. Rose doesn't.She doesn't understand why Kael looks at her as though he has known her forever. She doesn't understand why being near him makes her heart race or why his touch awakens something inside her that she cannot name. Most importantly, she doesn't understand why everyone around her is terrified of what will happen if the truth comes out. When Rose finally discovers that werewolves are real—and that her own blood carries a connection to their world—everything she believed about her life begins to fall apart. Her mother's secrets were never about an ordinary family scandal.Her stepfather's home is not an ordinary home. And Kael Blackthorn is not simply the dangerous man she has been warned to avoid.He is her mate.But knowing the truth does not make loving him easier. Kael is bound to Rose's family by loyalty, power, and an old agreement that makes their relationship unacceptable. To the people around them, Rose is the one woman Kael should never claim.Their bond threatens alliances that have existed for years.It awakens old grudges.It gives their enemies a weapon. And the more Rose and Kael try to fight the bond, the stronger it becomes.Kael tries to keep his distance, knowing that claiming Rose could put her in greater danger. Rose refuses to accept that everyone else should decide who she is allowed to love. But as the secrets surrounding her birth begin to surface, Rose discovers that she is not as ordinary as she thought.There is something inside her.Something powerful.Something that people have been afraid of for years. When an enemy from Kael's past discovers the truth about Rose, the fragile peace surrounding the packs begins to collapse. Rose becomes a target, and Kael is forced to choose between protecting his position as Alpha and protecting the woman who has become his greatest weakness.For Rose, loving Kael means entering a world she never asked to be part of.For Kael, loving Rose means risking everything he has spent his life protecting. And when Rose discovers the final secret her mother tried to bury, she realizes that the mark Kael gave her is not simply the mark of a mate.It is a warning.A promise.And possibly the beginning of a war. Now Rose must decide whether she will run from the world that was hidden from her or embrace the power inside her.Kael must decide whether he will obey the rules that made him Alpha or destroy them for the woman who has become his ruin. Because sometimes the person you are forbidden to love is the only person who can save you. And sometimes your greatest weakness is the person who was destined to become your greatest strength.

Elara Veyne was born to wear a crown.As the only legitimate heir to the throne of Asteria, she was raised to understand duty, sacrifice, and the weight of her family's legacy. Yet beneath her royal education, she carried a secret few people knew: she had been trained as a warrior, taught to defend herself in a world where even blood relatives could become enemies.She believed she understood danger.She was wrong.To secure peace between two kingdoms, Elara married Crown Prince Adrian Blackthorn of Veyra. She gave him her loyalty, trusted his promises, and believed their marriage would create a future stronger than either kingdom could build alone.Instead, it became her greatest mistake.Adrian betrayed her. His mistress, Lady Celeste Marrow, coveted the power Elara possessed, while influential nobles plotted to weaken her claim to Asteria's throne. Together, they turned the royal court against the princess.Accused of treason, stripped of her position, and abandoned by the husband she had once loved, Elara was imprisoned while the people responsible celebrated their victory.She died alone.But death was not the end.Elara opens her eyes to find herself back on the morning of her wedding to Adrian.The same palace surrounds her. The same wedding dress awaits her. The same people smile as though they have nothing to hide.This time, however, Elara remembers everything.She remembers the lies, the humiliation, the cold prison walls, and the betrayal that cost her life.And she refuses to become their victim again.When the moment arrives for her to marry Adrian, Elara makes a decision that shocks the royal court. She walks away from the man she once intended to love and turns toward the one prince whose ambitions could make him either her greatest ally or her most dangerous enemy.Prince Darius Blackthorn.Adrian's rival is not a man who offers trust easily. He has his own secrets, his own enemies, and his own reasons for questioning the future of Veyra. When Elara proposes an alliance, he recognizes an opportunity—but he also sees a woman whose sudden change of heart makes little sense.What does the princess know that everyone else has overlooked?And why does she look at her intended husband as though she has already watched him die?Elara has no intention of revealing the truth about her rebirth. Instead, she begins rebuilding her position one calculated move at a time.A secret alliance. A carefully exposed lie. A nobleman's hidden crime. Every revelation brings her closer to the people who destroyed her first life.But the deeper she investigates, the more dangerous the conspiracy becomes.Her enemies have powerful friends, and some of the people she once trusted may have played a far greater role in her downfall than she remembers.Meanwhile, Darius is discovering that the princess he agreed to help is far more formidable than the court believes. She can read political intentions, anticipate military strategies, and recognize a trap before others notice the danger.The woman who abandoned a crown prince is becoming a force neither kingdom can afford to underestimate.As their alliance grows into something neither planned, Elara faces a new dilemma. Darius may be the only man capable of standing beside her, but he is also a prince with ambitions that could threaten her own.Can she trust him without repeating the mistakes of her first life?Can Darius love a woman whose secrets could change the fate of two kingdoms?And when the truth about Elara's enemies finally emerges, will revenge be enough—or will she have to risk everything to become the queen she was always meant to be?They buried her name beneath accusations. They stole her future and celebrated her death.Now she has returned with her memories intact, her warrior's training sharpened, and a new understanding of the people who rule the world.They wanted a powerless princess.They will face a queen.And this time, the crown will not be the only thing she reclaims.