When Arielle’s quiet bar became his stage, everything she’d buried stirred to life.He didn’t walk in. He glided — too composed, too familiar, too dangerous.Three weeks ago, he was a stranger with a touch that still haunted her.Now he’s here for a reason… a purpose she can’t yet read.“I need to speak with her,” he says — calm, controlled, unreadable.But silence has never spoken louder.And neither has her pounding heart.He’s not here to apologize.He’s here to claim.And Arielle might not be ready — but she’s already too close.

Calista was found alone after a brutal pack war—wounded, silent, and carrying a scent that didn’t belong. Raised by the Nightclaw pack, she grew up as an outsider with no memories, no wolf, and no past.Now eighteen, her wolf awakening is dangerously late, and strange whispers have begun to haunt her thoughts. As the Nightclaw Alpha announces his engagement, Calista uncovers a truth that shakes her world—and awakens something powerful within her.Bound by fate and divided by secrets, Calista must uncover who she truly is… and why the Alpha refuses to claim the bond neither of them can deny.