Queen Elowen's coronation day should be a triumph, a symbol of peace after a decade of war, but a secret pregnancy and a shocking return threaten to shatter her fragile new reign. Just as the crown settles on her head, a man banished on pain of death strides back into her cathedral, carrying a letter from her deceased mother and a truth that could unravel everything. He claims her unborn child is a target, desired by half the continent and feared by the other. Elowen must now confront a past she never knew and a destiny far more dangerous than any war, as the man she thought was dead reveals a secret that changes not only her identity but the very nature of her child. What hidden power lies within her lineage, and can she protect her kingdom and her unborn heir from a truth more perilous than any enemy?

In a kingdom where every person is born with a dormant beast inside, a healer girl who cannot shift is promised to the Alpha who cannot love, until his wolf refuses to bite her and decides to kneel instead. Everyone has a wolf inside. At 18 your first full moon forces your first shift. If you are rejected by your fated mate on that night your wolf goes feral forever. Our girl is the only one in 200 years whose wolf never woke up, so she cannot be rejected, and cannot be claimed. That makes her dangerous.