The bond was supposed to break when Ronan rejected her. Instead, every flame in Greyfen burned white. Hannah Veyr has endured twenty-three years as the pack’s wolfless embarrassment. Now Ronan—the childhood mate who became her Alpha—must renounce her before the entire pack or watch Greyfen fracture. He chooses duty. Hannah chooses to walk into the rejection circle with her head high. Then the bond refuses to die. And Kael Thorn, the feared ruler of the northern territories, arrives, looks at Hannah, and calls her his mate. Two genuine bonds should be impossible. So should Hannah’s blood turning dead wards warm beneath her hands. Beyond those failing wards, wolves are vanishing. The few who return no longer recognise their own mates, and Hannah’s younger sister is still missing. Finding her means travelling with Kael—a dangerously territorial man who will protect Hannah with everything he has, yet refuses to claim what she has not freely given. Behind them, Ronan is discovering that rejecting Hannah did not make him stop wanting her. Fate has chosen twice. But if a bond can command desire, obligation and pain, what will it take for Hannah to choose love for herself?