Aria spent her whole life preparing to be Luna trained, groomed, and promised to the one wolf she believed fate had chosen for her. But on the night she was meant to claim her title, everything shattered. Her mate rejected her in front of the entire pack. Her father stripped her of her birthright. And the ceremony she thought would crown her… became an auction. Sold like a bargaining chip, Aria was handed over to the one creature every wolf feared, the Lycan King, Damien Blackthorn. A ruler whispered about in nightmares. A beast said to tear through warriors without mercy. A monster cursed with a bloodlust no chains could tame. But when Aria is dragged into his dark kingdom, she quickly learns the truth: The Lycan King didn’t ask for her. He didn’t want her. Yet the moment his eyes met hers… something ancient awakened. Now trapped in a palace surrounded by enemies, Aria must choose to submit to the monster everyone fears or uncover the man buried beneath the curse. And if Aria wants her freedom, her revenge, and her place in the world… she’ll have to survive the Lycan King’s darkness long enough to claim her own.