To survive the slaughter of her pack, Evangeline—a pureblooded high-fae hybrid—hides at an elite shifter academy disguised as a scarred, mute underdog. She vows to stay in the shadows, but her cover is blown when a horde of dark-magic rogues breaches the school, leaving the continent’s most powerful warrior, Alpha Commander Garrison, dying from a cursed blade.To save the academy, Evangeline shatters her magical restraints. The radiant blast of her legendary healing power washes away her disguise, exposing her breathtaking true form to the world. As she knits Garrison back together, a cosmic, undeniable force locks between them, branding them as destined mates.Now, with her voice restored and her location revealed to the enemies hunting her, Evangeline must trust the formidable Alpha to help her survive a world that wants her captured at all costs.

Esperanza "Anza" Cruz has spent her entire life under the scorching sun of Hacienda Carmen in Negros Occidental, believing she was abandoned at birth by a mother who couldn't afford her. Raised by a kind but impoverished sacada (sugarcane cutter), Anza grows up resilient, beautiful, and deeply tied to the land.Enter Alejandro Valenciano, the brilliant, possessive, and fiercely obsessive heir to the Valenciano sugar empire. From the moment he lays eyes on Anza, he is consumed by her. But their love is forbidden. Alejandro’s elitist family, led by his ruthless mother, subjects Anza to brutal bullying, public humiliation, and violence to keep them apart.Just when Anza is pushed to her absolute breaking point—framed for a crime and driven out of the province—a DNA test uncovers a staggering truth. She isn’t a nameless orphan. She is the long-lost only daughter of the De Marco family, the wealthiest global tech and shipping dynasty in existence.With trillions of dollars, a global empire at her back, and a heart hardened by the sugarcane fields, Anza returns to Negros. This time, she isn't bowing to anyone. It’s time for the Valencianos to taste the bitterness of their own medicine.