Book Introduction – Marked by the Alpha Vampire“One bite changed her fate. One kiss may start a war.”Evelyn Nightshade, the proud princess of the Silverfang Pack, has spent her life preparing to become the perfect Luna—powerful, poised, and loyal to her kind. Her destiny was sealed: marry the Alpha of a rival pack to end a century-old feud and unite the werewolf clans.But one forbidden night changes everything.When Evelyn secretly slips into the human realm seeking freedom before her binding ceremony, she’s attacked—not by a rogue, but by Lucien D’Aragon, the exiled Vampire King believed to be long dead. His bite doesn’t kill her—it awakens an ancient curse hidden in her bloodline. Now, Evelyn finds herself marked by a vampire, caught between the world she was born to rule and a darkness that pulls her deeper with every heartbeat.As forbidden attraction sparks between them and a war looms between vampires and werewolves, Evelyn must choose between duty and desire, fate and freedom. But the deeper her bond with Lucien grows, the more deadly secrets she uncovers—ones that could destroy them both.