“I am a monster, Zehra. And monsters don’t let go of what they’ve claimed.” Derek Blackwood is the feared Alpha of the North, a man with blood on his hands and obsession in his veins. He rules by dominance, loyalty, and one unbreakable law,what is his is untouchable. Zehra is an orphan forged in silence and pain, hiding a power tied to a prophecy older than the Lycan realm. She was meant to be forgotten. Until Derek sees her. Their bond is instant, violent, and undeniable. But Derek’s need to protect turns dangerously possessive, and when a devastating war rises alongside the ancient Void, he must choose,cling to control or sacrifice everything for the woman fate marked as his.