“Forget whatever we had, Aurora.” The words, sharp, sliced through me mercilessly deep. “I don’t care what happened between us. I just used you… to satisfy my desires.” My chest tightened, my heart pounding as I stared into the eyes of my chosen mate. “W-what are you saying?” Tears started brimming in my eyes. “You were a fool for thinking that I could love you with our fathers enmity with each other. You mean nothing to me. I’m in love with someone else.” The eyes that swore love last night now hold only resentment for me–hatred and betrayal that made my heart thud from such betrayal and rejection. ______ Aurora, daughter of the Alpha of the Onyx Valley Pack, thought she had found love, even if it was forbidden. Adrian, son of her father’s sworn enemy, was the only one who made her heart race…until the day he shattered her. With cold eyes and cruel words, Adrian rejects her the morning after their intimate night, claiming she was nothing but a mistake in his life, and a pawn in his war against her father. Heartbroken and abandoned, Aurora hides a devastating secret, one that could destroy her family’s trust, her arranged marriage with future Alpha Alessandro, and her place in the pack. But secrets never stay buried. And when the truth comes to light, Aurora must face betrayal, survival, and the dangerous pull of two men: the one who broke her, and the one who could save her. One night of forbidden passion… One mistake that could haunt her forever. Can Aurora rise from the ashes of rejection, or will love be the death of her?