At eighteen, Elena Vale finally discovers the one thing she has always dreamed of—a mate.Unfortunately, he is Alpha Adrian Blackwood, the most powerful wolf in the territory… and the man who has spent years treating her like a worthless stray.When the Moon Goddess reveals their bond, Elena thinks her lonely life is finally about to change.Instead, Adrian rejects her in front of the entire pack.But rejection is only the beginning.After Adrian’s favored woman, Seraphina, frames Elena for a crime she never committed, Adrian gives an order that should have ended Elena’s life.He never expects her to survive.He never expects the weak girl he rejected to awaken something ancient inside her.And he certainly never expects to see her again.Because Elena is no ordinary orphan.Her forgotten past hides a bloodline powerful enough to threaten the very throne of the werewolf world.As Elena struggles to uncover who she really is, she finds an unexpected ally in Kael Draven—a mysterious wolf hiding a dangerous secret of his own.But Kael has been searching for his unknown mate for years…And neither of them realizes how close she has always been.While old enemies return, a buried conspiracy begins to unravel, and Adrian discovers the rejection he thought was the end may have been the beginning of something far more dangerous.She was rejected as a nobody.She will return as the one person the entire wolf kingdom was never prepared to face.

Emily Adams, a 22-year-old waitress in Texas, struggles to support her widowed mother and younger sister, Lily, who is battling cancer. With bills piling up and hope fading, Emily takes a temporary job at the luxurious Winters Hotel during Christmas. There she unexpectedly crosses paths with Zach Hunter, the 29-year-old billionaire owner of the hotel, famous for his icy personality and playboy reputation. A chance encounter on Christmas Eve changes both of their lives. As love begins to blossom, long-buried family secrets, a shocking betrayal, and a life-changing decision threaten to tear them apart. Will Emily choose her family over love, or can she have both before it’s too late?