On the night of her claiming ceremony, Aria Voss's fated mate rejects her in front of the whole pack — and trades her for an alliance marriage. Broken and wolfless, she flees into the dark... where the Lycan King is waiting with an offer: marry him. Not for love. For war. One year. A contract sealed in ink, not teeth. No claiming bite. No love. But Aria is carrying a secret that could topple a throne: twins — and they are not her new husband's. Five years later, the blood father returns. And he wants what's his.