Ariana Blackwood was the quiet, chubby, wolfless omega daughter of Alpha Magnus. Mocked, forgotten and loved by one person alone. Or so she thought.For seven years she gave Kael Stormfang her whole life, covered his debts, trained beside him through injuries and turned down every advancement that required her to leave. She built her entire future around a man who marked her own stepsister and announced their engagement with a smile on the Moon Festival in front of every wolf in the pack.The crowd cheered and Ariana walked away, determined to come back with something that would shock all of them. Three days later she showed up to his mating ceremony with a professional excort on her arm but what arrived was not what she ordered.Prince Lucian Draven. It turned out to be the future Lycan King who never does favors or attend pack gatherings but the moment Ariana Blackwood stepped out, his wolf tore through seven years of silence with a single word. Mate. He said nothing, signed her contract and moved into her world watching with growing fury barely kept behind still eyes, as the pack that had spent two decades breaking her down continued without knowing what she actually carried in her blood.Because Ariana is not a failed omega. She is the most dangerous thing the Moonfire Pack has ever produced — and the curse that has suppressed her for twenty-three years has been cracking for weeks. "You hired me to make your ex jealous," Lucian said, his voice so quiet it barely disturbed the air between them. "I stayed because I found something worth protecting.""I don't need protecting," Ariana said."No," he replied. "You need someone who stays anyway."