The night Castle Ashenveil burns, Princess Lyra Ashenveil watches her father die. She escapes into the dark forest with nothing but grief, her handmaid Sera, and the ruins of a life she was raised to inherit. In the darkness between burning trees, an ancient wolf spirit called Varek chooses her — searing a bond into her wrist that brands her as both predator and prey.Now hunted by Commander Caelan Duskraven — the Obsidian Court's most feared soldier — and shattered by the discovery that her supposedly dead mother engineered the kingdom's fall, Lyra must forge herself into something the Realm has never seen: a queen who fights not from a throne, but from wilderness, with wolf-fire in her hands and ice where her heart used to be.But Caelan is not the villain she was promised. He is a man of iron control and hidden wounds, who joined the wrong side for the right reasons — and who, from the moment he sees her face, cannot make himself become her executioner. When he offers her a treacherous alliance instead of chains, Lyra must decide if the hunger she feels in his presence is instinct, strategy, or the most dangerous mistake of her life.The Obsidian Court is harvesting wolf-bonds to power the Veil Engine — a weapon designed to tear open a door between worlds and let something ancient and ravenous through. Lyra and Varek are the largest target of all. Her mother's betrayal may be more complicated than it appeared. The man at her side may be the one person she cannot afford to trust — and cannot afford to lose.She chose blood. She chose bone. She chose the wolf. And when the door opens at the dark moon and something vast and hungry presses through, Lyra Ashenveil will discover that the only weapon capable of closing it is the one she has spent her whole life being afraid to use: herself, fully open, nothing held back. The question that will keep every reader turning pages until the final line — will there be anything left of her when it is over?

Julia had always believed in love, the kind that made your heart race and your soul feel complete. But life, with its twists and cruel lessons, had taught her to be careful. Trust was fragile, and heartbreak lingered longer than one could ever expect. She had buried her past pains deep inside, convincing herself that love was a beautiful story meant for others, not her.Then came Noah. From the moment she saw him, something shifted. There was a quiet strength in his eyes, a warmth in his smile, and a pull she couldn’t explain. It wasn’t just attraction—it was as if their souls recognized each other, two hearts long separated by fate, finally finding their way together.Noah was unlike anyone Julia had ever met. He was confident yet gentle, charming yet mysterious. He carried himself with an air of someone who had faced life’s storms and emerged stronger. But behind the confident exterior, there was a vulnerability that called to Julia’s own buried pain.Their first meeting was by chance, a simple encounter that felt anything but ordinary. A shared laugh, a fleeting touch, and the world seemed to pause around them. From that moment, Julia felt a connection she couldn’t ignore, a pull toward Noah that defied reason. Yet, life was never simple.Challenges arose—family expectations, jealous rivals, secrets from the past, and misunderstandings that tested the limits of their hearts. Each obstacle was a trial, pushing them apart even as fate pulled them together. But through it all, the spark between Julia and Noah grew stronger, burning brighter with every smile, every touch, every whispered word of love in the quiet moments.“Forever in your arms,” Noah had whispered one evening under a sky full of stars, and Julia had believed him. She wanted to believe in a love that endured, a love that could withstand pain, betrayal, and doubt. She wanted to trust that some hearts were meant to hold each other, come what may.This is their story—a journey of love, heartbreak, forgiveness, and ultimate devotion. A story of two hearts discovering that when love is true, it refuses to let go, no matter how hard life tries to tear them apart.And as their paths intertwined, Julia realized one undeniable truth: some loves are written in the stars, and hers with Noah was one of them.