Three hours before my sister died, she gave me the strangest order of my life.“Marry Damian Cross.”The man my family has hated for ten years.The ruthless billionaire who destroyed everything my father built.The man I was raised to fear.I thought Serena was delirious.Then she grabbed my hand and whispered her final words.“If I die, don't trust Dad.”She died before I could ask what she meant.Days later, Damian Cross appeared at my door.He knew about Serena's final request.And somehow, he already had a copy of the message she left behind.I should have slammed the door in his face.Instead, I became his wife.But marrying Damian means stepping into a war I don't understand.Because the more I uncover about my sister's death, the more I realize my family has been lying to me.Damian didn't destroy my family.He was hunting someone inside it.And the closer I get to the truth, the more dangerous my marriage becomes.Because Damian has his own secret.He never married me because Serena asked him to.He married me because he needed me.And when I finally discover why...I'll have to decide whether to trust the man I was taught to hate—or the family I've spent my entire life loving.Because my sister's last wish wasn't meant to bring Damian and me together.It was meant to keep me alive.

For nineteen years, Elara Vale believed she was human.Then one night, she wakes up with blood on her hands, claws beneath her skin, and a wolf's howl echoing inside her head.Her grandmother's reaction is worse.Fear.Before Elara can demand answers, their home is attacked, forcing her to run straight into the territory of Damon Blackthorne—the ruthless Alpha who has sworn to destroy every vampire that threatens his pack.He should kill her the moment he discovers what she is.Instead, his wolf chooses her.Now Elara is trapped inside the very pack that should hate her, under the watch of an Alpha who can't explain why he wants to protect the girl he was supposed to fear.But Damon isn't the only one searching for Elara.Vampires want her blood.Hunters want her dead.And someone knows exactly who she is.As forbidden attraction grows between Elara and the Alpha determined to resist her, buried secrets begin to surface—secrets about her parents, Damon's family, and a supernatural war that may have been built on a lie.Elara thought discovering what she was would be the end of her nightmare.She was wrong.It was only the beginning.Because some bloodlines are meant to be inherited.Others are meant to be buried.