On the night Lyra is meant to meet her fated mate, her world falls apart when Alpha Kael rejects her before the entire pack. Branded as unworthy and abandoned by those she once called family, she believes her destiny has come to an end. But fate has other plans. The arrival of the mysterious Lycan King changes everything, drawing Lyra into a world of hidden truths, dangerous enemies, and a power buried deep within her bloodline. As old secrets come to light and war looms over the werewolf kingdoms, Lyra must decide whether to let her painful past define her or embrace the future calling her name. Sometimes, the greatest rejection is the first step toward an extraordinary destiny.

*CHAPTER ONE*—. The girl who dreamed of the moonLyra Everhart had spent twenty years believing she was ordinary.She lived in the quiet village of Elden Hollow, where nothing exciting ever happened. Her days were filled with flour-covered aprons, the comforting smell of freshly baked bread, and helping Mrs. Briar run the village bakery. It wasn’t the life she’d imagined as a child, but it was the only one she’d ever known.People often described Lyra as kind before they called her beautiful. She had long chestnut-brown hair that fell in soft waves down her back, warm hazel eyes that always seemed full of questions, and a smile capable of brightening even the darkest morning. She wasn’t a princess, a noblewoman, or a famous warrior. She was simply a village girl with an endlessly curious heart.There was only one thing that made her different.No one knew where she had come from.Mrs. Briar had found her as a baby on the steps of the old chapel wrapped in a faded white blanket with no note, no family crest, and no clue to her identity. The villagers accepted her as one of their own, but whispers never truly disappeared.“She’s a blessing,” some would say.“Or perhaps a secret someone wanted buried,” others would whisper.Lyra had learned long ago to ignore those voices.After all, she had a home, a family and a peaceful life.She just didn’t know that before the next full moon, everything she believed about herself would change forever.