Zahra-Rose’s life crumbled in a single night, her mother and siblings kidnapped, her father, the alpha of the Moonshine Pack, killed. Rejected at the altar by her mate, she vowed never to trust again. But fate isn’t done with her yet.To save her pack, Zahra-Rose is forced into an arranged marriage with Alpha Ashvin the cold, ruthless brother of the man who broke her heart. Feared across the three realms, Ashvin hides a dangerous secret. Beneath his fearsome exterior, the weight of leadership drives him to escape into the human world, living a double life as a nameless stripper.When Ashvin unexpectedly encounters Zahra-Rose in his secret world, forbidden feelings begin to surface, emotions he has buried for years. Their union was never meant to be about love, but as they join forces against a shared enemy, sparks ignite, and alliances blur.With danger closing in and secrets threatening to destroy them, can Zahra-Rose and Ashvin overcome their pain and trust one another? Or will their pasts and the enemies lurking in the shadows tear them apart for good?

Elara Larkin has spent her life hunting the monsters that tore her world apart. As one of the most skilled werewolf hunters in the order, she has a single goal, to annihilate every last one of them. But everything changes the night she crosses blades with a powerful wolf and ends up bound to him in the most impossible way.Kaiza Draeven is more than just a werewolf, he’s a prince, heir to a kingdom lurching on the edge of war. And now, he is bound to the one person who should be his greatest enemy. Their bond is unbreakable, their fates intertwined, and as Elara’s slow, painful transformation begins, she’s faced with a terrifying truth: the more she fights it, the more it consumes her.With hunters questioning her loyalty and werewolves seeing her as a threat, Elara is caught between two worlds, neither of which she belongs to. Meanwhile, an ancient prophecy looms over them both, one that speaks of their bond, of rising and falling, of darkness consuming the unworthy.Time is running out. The full moon approaches. And Elara must decide if she will trust the one person she was raised to kill… or lose herself to the beast within.retract