Elena has spent her entire life being treated as weak — the only girl in her pack who never shifted. On the night she turns eighteen, she discovers the unthinkable: Alpha Kael, the powerful leader of her pack, is her fated mate. But instead of claiming her, he rejects her before everyone, breaking her heart and her place in the pack.Yet the bond doesn’t completely shatter.As strange silver power awakens inside her, whispers of an ancient prophecy begin to surface. Far beyond the northern territories, the feared Lycan King senses the rise of his true mate.Rejected by one Alpha. Destined for a King.Elena’s story is only just beginning.

I was broken, desperate, and running out of time when he appeared in my life like a storm.He was cold, powerful, and dangerously handsome—the CEO everyone feared.He didn’t offer help.He offered a deal.Marriage.I was bought as his wife in a contract written with money, secrets, and unspoken rules. To him, I was just a transaction. To me, it was survival.Living under the same roof with a man who controlled everything, I learned that behind his icy eyes were scars deeper than mine.What started as a contract slowly turned into stolen glances, forbidden touches, and emotions neither of us planned to feel.But when the truth behind our marriage comes out, will love be enough… or will I lose myself all over again?