On the night of her twenty-first birthday, Mira expected to celebrate her official marking with the Alpha she loved since childhood. Instead, she was stolen away — dragged into the territory of Kael, the most feared Alpha in the Northern Territories. Kael claims she is his fated mate. Mira calls him a liar. Bound by his command and trapped within his pack, Mira vows to escape. But every time she looks into Kael’s storm-grey eyes, her heart betrays her resolve. When war brews between her true mate’s pack and Kael’s, she’s forced to choose: Loyalty to her blood… or surrender to the bond that burns in her soul.

Rose Sinclair is desperate—her family business is on the brink of ruin, and she has nowhere to turn. That’s when Daniel Hart, a reclusive billionaire with a reputation for ruthlessness, offers her a shocking solution: a one-year contract marriage. Reluctantly, Rose agrees, thinking it’s just a business arrangement. But living under the same roof with a man who hides secrets as dark as his past is far more dangerous than she imagined. Sparks fly, tempers flare, and feelings that should stay buried start breaking through. As betrayal, hidden agendas, and long-buried truths come to light, Rose must decide: can a contract ever become love—or will it destroy them both?