Elowen Thorne spent six years believing she would become the Luna of the Blackthorn Pack. As the fated mate of Alpha Dacian Veyr, she endured years of humiliation for being the only daughter of a respected Beta who had never manifested her wolf. She believed Dacian's love would make up for everything she lacked.She was wrong.On the day he was supposed to announce her as his Luna, Dacian publicly rejected her, choosing the beautiful daughter of a rival Alpha instead. As if the rejection weren't cruel enough, he stripped Elowen of her place in the pack and ordered her to leave before sunset.Heartbroken and with nowhere to go, Elowen accepts an unexpected offer from Rhydian Voss, the ruthless Alpha of the Voss Pack—and Dacian's most hated enemy.Rhydian has his own reasons for wanting a Luna. A marriage to Elowen would strengthen his political position, frustrate his enemies, and give him an advantage in the bitter rivalry he shares with Dacian. For Elowen, marrying Rhydian offers protection, security, and the chance to rebuild her life without depending on the man who discarded her.Their arrangement is simple: a marriage of convenience, mutual respect, and no promises of love.But nothing about their lives remains simple when Elowen enters the Voss household. Behind Rhydian's intimidating reputation lies a man far more complicated than the rumors suggest, while Elowen discovers that the strength she thought she lacked may have nothing to do with having a wolf.When Dacian learns that his rejected mate has married his worst enemy, he refuses to accept the consequences of his own decision.He wanted Elowen gone.He never imagined she would return as the wife of the one man he could never defeat.And as old rivalries threaten to erupt into war and an unexpected love begins to grow between two people who never planned to fall for each other, Elowen must decide whether her future will be defined by the Alpha who rejected her or the man who gave her a reason to believe in herself again.He rejected her because he thought she was weak. She married his enemy because she refused to remain broken. And now, the Alpha who discarded her may lose far more than the woman he never deserved.