Sie wurde ohne das heilige Mal geboren und lebte als Schatten im Haus ihres Vaters. Er kam als der gefürchtete Eiserne Wolf, um die makellose Schwester zu beanspruchen und zu brechen. Stattdessen erwachte beim ersten Blickkontakt das unmögliche Band zwischen dem brutalen Alpha und der wertlosen Dienerin. Ein Band, das Rudelgesetze zerreißt, Blut fordert und Seelen in Flammen setzt. Nun muss Ruth wählen: die Schwester retten, die sie liebt, oder dem Mann hingeben, der sie mit einem einzigen Kuss in Besitz nahm. Ein Duell entscheidet über Leben, Tod und die Frage, ob Liebe stärker ist als das Gesetz des Rudels.

Lily Thompson was supposed to marry Tyler Harrison, the charming Alpha's son who promised her safety and status. But when a scarred beast crashes through the church windows and steals her from the altar, she discovers everything she knew was a lie.Mason Ford isn't the monster everyone claims he is. He's the exiled wolf who made a desperate deal with Tyler's father—a deal Tyler planned to break by killing Lily the moment they were wed. Mason's kidnapping wasn't cruelty. It was salvation.Now she's trapped in his wilderness cabin, furious and confused, while he tries to prove that the man she almost married sold her life for pack territory. And worse? The mate bond humming between them says Mason is her true match, not Tyler.But Tyler wants his bride back. Not for love, but because Lily holds the key to an ancient pack bloodline that would make him unstoppable. Mason can protect her body, but protecting her heart when she's starting to see the man beneath the scars might be impossible.Sometimes the beast isn't the one with claws. Sometimes the beast wears a perfect smile and plans your murder on your wedding night.