Ava, fleeing an abusive ex and trauma, moves to Black Hollow seeking peace. The town is eerie and cold, and the locals are secretive, except for Lucien, the town's aloof, magnetic leader. When she meets him, an undeniable pull begins to form, but Lucien resists it. He's the Alpha of a werewolf pack bound by ancient law: no human mates. As Ava starts to notice strange things, eyes glowing in the woods, whispers of missing women, and Lucien's increasingly wild behavior, the truth unravels. She’s his fated mate. But claiming her would put the pack on edge and threaten to awaken the feral beast inside Lucien. Meanwhile, a rogue faction of werewolves has entered Black Hollow, drawn by Ava’s scent and a prophecy tied to her bloodline. The closer Lucien and Ava get, the more violent the attacks become. Tension rises in the pack. Passion boils between them. And when war erupts, Ava may have to choose: her humanity, or the beast who would burn the world to keep her.

Riley Voss is a grease-stained mechanic with a smart mouth and a busted truck, not a hero. But when she sneaks into Thorn Hollow’s woods chasing a photo to pay her bills, she crashes into a werewolf hunt and the piercing amber gaze of Kade Blackthorn, the pack’s Alpha. He’s all muscle, menace, and a growl that vibrates in her bones, and he’s pissed she’s trespassed on sacred ground. A rogue werewolf’s tearing through town, and Kade drags Riley into the hunt: her human scent’s bait, or she’s dead meat. Outmatched in a world of fangs and moonlight, Riley’s sharp tongue is her only weapon until Kade’s heat starts melting her defenses. Their bickering ignites into a reckless, scorching passion that neither can resist. But when the rogue hints Riley’s blood could unravel the pack’s curse, she’s caught between running back to her human life or diving deeper into Kade’s wild, dangerous embrace. One thing’s clear: surviving the night might cost her heart or her soul.