On her wedding day, Sera Vale was called a traitor. Framed. Exiled. Left to die in the snow with nothing but a secret she couldn't tell anyone—she was pregnant. Five years later, she returns. Not for revenge. Not for answers. For her daughter. Lumi is four years old. Golden eyes. Power that makes Alphas kneel. And a bloodline that every pack in the world would kill to control. Alpha Dax Ironcrest stands in her way—the man who was supposed to be her mate, who believed the lies, who never came after her. He's taller now. Colder. And when he looks at Lumi, something in his eyes finally breaks. "The child is mine, isn't she?" She won't give him the satisfaction of an answer. But when Magnus Voss of Shadow Fang Pack comes for Lumi—and Dax is the only thing standing between them—Sera has to decide: fight alone, or trust the man who destroyed her once before. Some mates are chosen. Some bonds are broken. And some are worth fighting for.