"You belong to me now," Kyler murmurs, his silver eyes flashing with challenge. "But don’t mistake this for fate. You’re nothing more than a pawn in this game." Lena lifts her chin, fire burning behind her green eyes. "Then I’ll rewrite the rules." …….. Lena Leon thought the worst pain in life was rejection but she was wrong. When her fated mate, Alpha Damien, casts her aside and sells her to the ruthless Alpha Kyler Blackwood, she realizes she is nothing more than a bargaining chip. But fate isn't done with her yet—because Kyler is her second-chance mate. Kyler is cold, calculating, and utterly uninterested in love. Bound by a prophecy that warns of a deadly curse, he refuses to claim Lena as his mate. Yet he can’t bring himself to let her go. Trapped in a pack that sees her as an outsider, with Kyler’s former lover and her vengeful ex-mate plotting against her, Lena must decide: fight for her place, or escape before she loses herself completely. But the more Kyler pushes her away, the harder their bond pulls them together. And when war looms on the horizon, one truth becomes undeniable—rejecting their fate could destroy them both.

"I reject you as the Luna of the pack and my mate." His words broke through me. Dreaming of a destined relationship, of supporting his Luna, I had But Alpha Damian's rejection left me damaged and ashamed, thrown out as a poor weakling. To him then, I was nothing. But everything changed when I found the secret my parents died guarding—a power so sought-after that I became the most wanted werewolf on Earth. I am not only any wolf now; I am the key to a prophecy that may either save or destroy our species. Damian is back years later, hoping for a second shot. His previously icy eyes blaze with fierce need. But how can I pardon the one that destroyed my soul? Particularly when his sudden interest has nothing to do with love and everything to do with my acquired authority. And just when I believe I have controlled ghosts from my past rise—powerful adversaries who want me dead, a competitor seeking Damian's kingdom, and a nasty ex who would kill me only to retain him. I will not become weak once more. I shall choose my fate this time. This time I'll make sure they all pay. Can I, however, truly buck the magnetic attraction of the one guy I was meant to love? Or would Damian's touch arouse dreams I promised to bury permanently?