On the night of her eighteenth birthday, Lyra Ashwood is rejected by her fated mate the future Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack in front of the entire pack. Humiliated, betrayed, and left for dead after a brutal attack, she expects her life to end in the cold forest.Instead, she wakes in the mansion of the one man everyone fears.Alpha Kael Blackthorn.The ruthless former Alpha. The father of the man who rejected her.Kael carries a dangerous secret: Lyra is not an ordinary wolf, and her blood could change the fate of every pack in existence. As enemies close in and ancient prophecies awaken, the line between protector and forbidden lover begins to blur.But loving Kael means starting a war against his own son, defying centuries of tradition, and risking the destruction of every pack.Some mates are chosen by fate.Others are chosen by destiny.