Alpha Elias Knight is bound by duty. To save his threatened pack, he must seal a political alliance by marrying a Beta’s daughter, sacrificing his own happiness for security. His world is one of grim order, until a single act of mercy shatters it completely.Deep in the woods, Elias discovers Lyra wounded, defiant, and undeniably his Fated Mate. She is the one woman his wolf demands he claim, yet her identity is a catastrophic secret: she is the estranged daughter of Garrett, the brutal leader of the Iron-Claw Rogues.Forced to choose between his political future and the woman Fate intended for him, Elias brings Lyra into the heart of his manor. But as his ambitious fiancée, Elara, senses the volatile mate bond and the Rogues launch a devastating, calculated attack, Elias realizes his choice has a terrifying cost.With his pack abandoned by their allies and war on his doorstep, Elias must trust the enemy's daughter to save his people.Will the Alpha risk his throne and his life to claim a forbidden love, or will the price of his impossible choice destroy the Moonwood Pack forever?