When duty demands sacrifice, will love defy fate? Anika has borne the weight of her crumbling pack on her shoulders for years, hiding its instability behind an iron will and calculated bargains. She never expected her latest gamble to trap her in a dangerous game with Harlan—a man whose piercing gaze and untamed fury both challenge and captivate her. Harlan, the fierce and brooding heir to the Willowclaw pack, has spent his life preparing to lead. But when a peace treaty demands his hand in marriage to a spoiled she-wolf from a rival pack, his carefully crafted future crumbles. Trapped between duty to his pack and the desire for his fated mate, he’s determined to uncover the truth behind the demands—starting with Anika, the infuriatingly sharp-tongued Hollowfang Beta who always seems one step ahead. Worse still, the Moon Goddess reveals a cruel twist: the two are fated mates.As tensions rise and the packs collide, forbidden chemistry crackles between them, igniting a dangerous passion that neither can deny. But with corrupt leaders plotting betrayal and a century of bloodshed hanging in the balance, their bond could either forge a path to peace—or destroy everything they hold dear.In a battle of wolves and wills, can love conquer loyalty, or will destiny tear them apart? “I hated him. I hated how my blood raced for him, how my body betrayed me under his gaze. This wasn’t romance. This was war.”