Kaelira Viremont has been living her whole life in the shade of rejection, as a child of a scandal that turned her into an outcast in her own pack and a victim of a stepmother who never allowed her to forget it. Kaelira looks forward to nothing but another part in the background of a life she was never supposed to lead when her sister, Serenya, is selected to be mated to a strong Alpha who will become ruler.However, a single night of prohibition alters all that.Kaelira is drugged and taken into an early heat and escapes into the forest and finds herself in the arms of a stranger in an isolated cabin. It is only too late to learn his identity, when she realizes that he was Draeven Kaelrith, the Alpha who was to be mated to her sister. Even worse, he has already branded her as his mate.Silenced and terrified, Kaelira is a spectator as Draeven takes her sister in a political marriage and has his own secret child in the shadows. However, secrets do not remain hidden in a pack where power and bloodlines reign, and as the truth about Kaelira starts to emerge, it sets the ball rolling and leads to betrayals, loss, and unimaginable decisions that shatter all her ideas about family, loyalty, and love.When the pack breaks and the price of survival is even greater than ever, Kaelira must choose to be the secret that no one wants to admit they made- or the truth that kills them all.And in a world where fortune makes marital choices, hers can be the most tabooed of all.

In a world where witches and werewolves are sworn enemies, love is the greatest crime of all. Selene is a witch preparing for her mating ceremony, where she must choose a husband from approved suitors. No werewolf may enter. No beast may touch her. The law is absolute. But one suitor carries a deadly secret. Kai has loved Selene from afar for years, watching her through the border that separates their worlds. He knows if she discovers he's a werewolf, she'll kill him without hesitation. So he hides his true nature, changing his name to Adrian, and using forbidden magic to appear human. Against all odds, Selene chooses him. Their bond is instant, powerful, perfect. Until his werewolf mark begins to surface. When the truth is revealed, kingdoms prepare for war. Selene is torn between the mate she's fallen for and the people who raised her. Kai faces execution for his deception. And an ancient curse that started the hatred between their races begins to awaken, threatening to destroy them both. To save their love and prevent a war that will kill thousands, Selene and Kai must uncover the truth about why their people became enemies. What they discover will change everything they thought they knew about witches, werewolves, and the forbidden love that might be the key to ending centuries of bloodshed.