My only crime was to love him... My world shattered the day I found my father—my hero—lifeless in a pool of blood. And worse still, the man cradling his body… was the man I loved. He was accused of the murder. I was haunted by his betrayal and left at the mercy of my cruel stepmother and wicked half-sister, who seized the moment to break me completely. But I escaped. Into the shadows of the forbidden forest, where legends whispered of vengeance and power. There, I merged something ancient and became more than they ever feared I could be. Yet destiny is never one-sided. My lover, the man I once trusted with my soul, is no ordinary man. He is an Alpha, bound by a fate that could save or destroy us both. Now, war brews between us. Fury and love, vengeance and fate collide. And I must ask the question that haunts my heart: Can love survive when the truth cuts deeper than any blade?