Elyssa Vale thought the love of her life, her mate, was finally going to mark her. The date was perfect. Paper lanterns glowed beneath ancient oaks. Kieran Ashford held her hand like it was something precious, looked at her with the same devotion that had made her fall in love with him years ago, and led her deep into the forest beneath the full moon. A witch waited in the dark. And Kieran, the future Alpha of SilverCrest Pack held Elyssa down while they tore her heart from her chest. Dying, Elyssa learns the horrifying truth. She was never loved, she was prepared. The necklace Kieran gave her had been suppressing her strength for years, while the bracelet Selene gifted her secretly drained her power to keep Selene’s dying wolf alive. Every touch, every promise, every kiss had been part of a plan to sacrifice Elyssa. Because Elyssa is not an ordinary wolf. She is a Lunar Anchor, a rare wolf capable of stabilizing another wolf’s very soul. But death is not the end. The Moon Goddess sends Elyssa three years into the past with every memory intact. This time, she plans to survive. To destroy the Ashfords, Elyssa allies with Alexander Draven, the feared Beast of the North. Alpha of Obsidian Claw, Alexander is a man shaped by ancient laws and bloodshed, with a wolf that has remained silent for years, surfacing only for bloodshed and war. But the moment he meets Elyssa, the beast inside him awakens, restless, primal, and impossible to control. As Kieran spirals into obsession and Alexander’s long-silent wolf awakens for her alone, Elyssa must decide: Will revenge be enough… or will she risk choosing a love that doesn’t require her as a sacrifice?