A seventeen-year-old Lira Wren always believed she was human. But on the night of her eighteenth birthday, she discovers she’s the long-lost heir to a powerful werewolf bloodline and fated mate to the most feared alpha in the region, Kade Blackthorn. Thrust into a brutal world of pack politics, betrayal, and war, Lira must awaken the beast within before everything she loves is torn apart.But Kade has secrets… and Lira’s blood may unlock a prophecy no one is ready for.

One bond can ignite a war. One rejection can shatter a destiny. And one girl is caught between them both.They say monsters live in the woods—creatures of shadow and blood.Mary’s always believed that was just a story. Until the night her village burned and something ancient awoke inside her… something not quite human.Branded a rogue. Hunted by the very pack who once called her kin. She runs—bleeding, alone, betrayed. Until she’s found by Lizzie, a fierce warrior with eyes that have seen too much and a heart that’s slowly opening again.But when Mary is dragged into the territory of the most feared Alpha in the realm—Alppy of the Night Pack—the ground beneath her soul shatters.Because Mary doesn’t just recognize him.She imprints on him.Her wolf calls him mate. Her heart aches for his touch. But Alppy?He rejects her.Coldly. Brutally. Publicly.He says she’s not ready. That she’s dangerous. That he doesn’t want her.And yet… he spares her. Watches her. Waits.Something deeper ties them together—a prophecy long buried, a war long brewing. Mary’s bloodline hides secrets that could destroy kingdoms… or save them.Torn between the monstrous voice inside her and the pull toward the Alpha who denies her and the rival Alpha who want’s her. Mary must uncover the truth about her past, embrace the power clawing beneath her skin, and decide who she really is:The girl fate tried to kill?The monster it failed to cage?Or the queen destiny is begging her to become?In a world where wolves mate for life and monsters don’t ask permission…She might not survive being chosen.But if she does?She’ll burn every rule to the ground.