She thought hiding in a dump school no one cared about would be enough. Then the Alpha who ruined her life showed up. After an earthquake wipes out Crimson Oak, the exclusive training academy for Alphas and Luna candidates, its displaced elites are forced to transfer to Pennington Lake, a crumbling, underfunded university. The very one where Zia's been hiding. She was getting good at staying invisible.  Until Shade Kane arrived. Her ex. The Alpha King’s heir. The one who never stopped obsessing over her. The one who made her hide. She hates him. Her wolf still wants him. And he didn’t come alone. Some of his pack she once trusted. Others are worse than he is. None of them have forgotten her. And Shade’s been hunting for her since the day she vanished.

Alpha Onyx has ninety days left to claim the wife he never wanted. For seven years, Emme Dray has lived as his hidden mate, his pack’s healer, and the genius mind behind the Spiritwalker protocol that makes Cedar Moon powerful. She has given him her gift, her loyalty, a daughter he never knew existed, and every chance to choose her over his first love. As the final countdown begins, Emme stops pretending his next choice will be different. Now she is securing their child and reclaiming her stolen legacy. Even if it means accepting help from Alpha Kano Reid, the man ready to give her a name, a home, and a future. Onyx thinks her silence means obedience. In ninety days, he will learn it means losing everything.