Lena Moore thought leaving Ashford Creek would bury the past. She was wrong. When news of a murder drags her back to the town she once called home, Lena finds herself pulled into a web of secrets, lies, and memories someone is desperate to hide. The creek that once held her childhood now holds a darker truth—a truth that refuses to stay buried. Detective Caleb Rowan is on edge. He doesn’t trust Lena, but he can’t ignore that she sees what others miss. Every footprint, every whisper, every contradiction points to someone who knows far too much… and is always watching. Two sides to every story. Two versions of the truth. And somewhere in between… blood is waiting. Can Lena uncover the secrets of Ashford Creek before the past drags her under? Or will the lies consume her first?

Aria Vale was just a human in a world hidden beneath moonlight and ancient laws until fate chose her. Marked by a forbidden bond and claimed by Lucien, a powerful Alpha werewolf, Aria is thrust into a brutal supernatural society where love is dangerous and weakness is fatal. As her dormant Moonborn blood awakens, ancient prophecies resurface, threatening to tear the pack apart from within. Aria must choose between becoming a pawn in a prophecy or the force that permanently alters the werewolf world.