A dethroned princess. A cursed crime lord. One bond that could destroy them both.Aerilyn Varela was never meant to live. After her cousin slaughtered her family and stole the throne, she vanished into the shadows of the Undercity hiding her royal blood and the broken wolf inside her. For twelve years, she’s been a ghost. Unshifted. Untouched. Unforgiving.But when a bounty exposes her secret, survival means forging a deadly alliance with the city’s most feared crime lord Dante Corvus. Cursed with immortality and exiled from his wolf, Dante sees Aerilyn as a threat wrapped in temptation. She sees him as her last shot at revenge.He wants her bloodline.She needs his power.She’s wildfire. He’s icebound.Neither of them wants the mate bond. But fate doesn’t ask for permission.To reclaim her crown, she’ll have to unleash her magic.To break his curse, he’ll have to risk his heart.And in a world where trust is lethal, love might be their downfall.