Elowen Veyre waited twenty-one years to meet her fated mate. She never expected him to be Aurek Draven, the powerful Alpha of Blackthorn Pack. And she never expected him to reject her in front of the entire pack. "I, Aurek Draven, Alpha of the Blackthorn Pack, reject Elowen Veyre as my mate." Humiliated and heartbroken, Elowen is forced to leave Blackthorn before sunrise. But the rejection does not destroy her wolf as it should. Instead, it awakens something buried deep within her blood. When Soren Valcrest, the Alpha of Blackthorn's greatest rival, finds her, he offers her protection and reveals a terrifying truth. Aurek's rejection was not simply a choice. The council wanted Elowen out of Blackthorn. Because Elowen is not an ordinary werewolf. She is the last descendant of the Moonborn, an ancient bloodline that existed before the current Alpha hierarchy. Now the council wants her dead before her awakening is complete. As Soren protects Elowen from those hunting her, an unexpected bond begins to form between them. But Soren is hiding something of his own, and the closer he gets to Elowen, the stronger the strange pull between them becomes. Meanwhile, Aurek is forced to face the consequences of the choice that broke his mate. With the council closing in, Elowen must uncover the truth about her mother's past, her Moonborn blood, and the power awakening inside her before the wolves who fear her can silence her forever. She was never meant to live in the shadow of an Alpha. She was born to become something the entire werewolf kingdom would have to fear.