On her 18th birthday, Aria Ravenclaw is rejected by her mate—Alpha Kael of the Black Moon Pack—because she is born without a wolf. Weak. Powerless. Disposable.Humiliated and heartbroken, Aria flees into the forbidden Shadowveil Forest, a cursed land no wolf dares enter. But instead of death, she awakens a bloodline long forgotten—the blood of the Moonborne, an ancient royal race wiped out centuries ago.Now, hunted by her former pack, Aria is rescued by King Thorne—the last Moonborne ruler. Cold. Dangerous. Immortal. He needs a queen to restore his broken kingdom, and Aria’s blood makes her the only one who can.But as war brews and secrets unravel, Aria must choose: return to the mate who scorned her… or embrace the darkness and become Queen of Shadows.