“Are they hunting you?” he asked. I gave a slow nod.My silence irritated him. “What do you seek, Aria?”That voice—cold, commanding—had shattered stronger souls. Yet in that instant, doubt never crossed my mind. My purpose was clear.“Retribution.” My gaze locked onto his. “I want blood for blood.”A dangerous smile curved his lips. “Then it’s settled… with a price.”“What price?”He slid a crisp sheet forward. “Put your name here. Become my Luna. In return, I’ll ruin every soul who dared touch you.”—Vengeance is said to thrive in the cold, and Aria mastered its patience early. What she never anticipated was the cost of binding herself to Darius—the most feared Lycan alive. What began as calculated justice spiraled into terror when she uncovered the monster beneath the crown. Her carefully laid plan was never truly hers; it was a fragment of a far grander vendetta, engineered by the very predator she vowed herself to. As secrets unravel, the ultimate threat emerges—one that endangers not only her heart, but the life growing within her.