Elena Moretti is forced into The Alpha's Chase on her eighteenth birthday. This is a brutal tradition in which girls who are not married are let loose in the woods to be claimed or thrown out for good. Elena won't call it fate. She thinks that taking away choice is theft. And in a world where dominance is the norm, defiance is dangerous. Fear spreads through the packs as the hunt begins. For the first time in hundreds of years, the Lycan King has entered the Chase to hunt. Old. Without mercy. Not questioned. Elena has seen Alpha's cruelty her whole life because she is the daughter of a Beta. But nothing can prepare her for the King's gaze. There is something in it that makes her uneasy, something that terrifies her and pulls at her blood. Every step through the moonlit forest makes the bond between the ruler and the prey stronger, even though betrayal is growing in her own pack. If someone claims her, Elena will belong to a powerful group that can either break her or make her queen. If she gets away, she'll lose everything she knows. Elena is stuck between wanting to live and wanting to die. She has to choose whether to give in to the King or fight the hunt and take her fate into her own hands.

Something is wrong in Black Hollow, and Anya Volkov can feel it. She has never fit in, but lately, things have become worse. Strange dreams, fast healing cuts, and now a glowing silver light in her veins. When she follows a strange pull into the woods, she finds something impossible—a hidden stone circle that opens into another world. And something on the other side is watching her. Dmitri Volkov, the quiet new boy, seems to know more than he says. He warns her to stay away, but it is already too late. The gate has been opened, and creatures are slipping through. As people begin to disappear and fear spreads through the town, Anya learns the truth. She is part of a powerful bloodline. One that can open doors between worlds. Now she must make a choice. Stop it and lose everything… or embrace what she is and risk destroying both worlds. Some secrets should never be uncovered. But some are impossible to ignore.

Freya Keller was born into sacrifice and legacy, the daughter of two revered Wachter whose loyalty to their pack cost them everything. Her mother died saving Luna and her young son, Adolf, the future Alpha, while her father was left paralyzed defending the Alpha. Though destined to stand at Adolf’s side as his Wachter when he rises to power, Freya remains a stranger to him, a hidden force tied to a future he does not yet see. As tension builds between rival packs, Freya becomes the center of a dangerous struggle when a neighboring Alpha declares his intention to claim her as his mate. Suddenly, she is no longer just a guardian in waiting, but a prize both Alphas are determined to possess. Yet Freya begins to question whether their desire is truly for her, or for the power her rare Wachter nature can bring to their rule. Caught between growing attraction, duty, and doubt, Freya discovers a truth that shakes everything she believed about herself. Unlike any before her, she was not reborn into this role, she was born into it, making her existence unprecedented and deeply coveted. When a third Alpha rises with darker intentions, forcing her into a fate she never chose, Freya must decide who she is willing to become. Will she surrender to destiny, be claimed by power, or fight to choose her own path?

In a world where survival is law and weakness is fatal, Eleanor Whitmore has been trained to be strong, to hide pain, and to obey without question. But when Harrison Blake, the Alpha’s heir, abandons her at the moment she believes he finally sees her, everything she knows shatters. Cast into grief and humiliation, Eleanor flees into the wild, guided only by instinct and the stirring of her wolf, Aella. The forest becomes both sanctuary and battlefield, each challenge testing her courage, skill, and will. Lessons are learned in blood, not words, shaping her into a warrior no pack can ignore. As she ventures deeper into the perilous Blackwood forest, Eleanor faces rogue wolves, hidden dangers, and the fury within herself. Only by embracing her inner strength—and letting go of those who betrayed her—can she survive. Blood, loss, and fire will forge a new path, one where Eleanor is no longer prey, but predator, and the master of her own destiny.