He rejected her in front of the entire pack, shattering her soul. Humiliated and broken, she ran away but years later she returns stronger, beautiful, powerful and no longer the weak girl he once tossed aside. Now the Alpha wants her back but will she forgive him or make him beg?

In the gilded drawing rooms of Victorian England, Lord Alaric Grayson, heir to the sprawling Ashworth estate, is bound by duty to marry Lady Evelyne Harrowgate, a union arranged by their noble families to preserve wealth and status. Evelyne is refined, proper, and every inch the society bride his mother adores — but she is not the woman Alaric’s heart longs for. Everything changes when Alaric crosses paths with Clara Whitmore, a spirited and intelligent commoner who works as a governess in the countryside. With wit sharper than her station and eyes that see into the soul, Clara awakens a passion Alaric never knew he was missing. As his wedding to Evelyne approaches, Alaric is torn between loyalty and love, tradition and truth. Society’s eyes are ever watchful, and scandal would mean ruin not only for him, but for the women entangled in his heart. When secrets unravel and choices demand sacrifice, Alaric must decide: will he honor the life chosen for him, or defy his name to claim a love that was never permitted?