Aria Quinn never believed in monsters—until one looked her in the eye. All she wanted was a fresh start. After a life shattered by tragedy and years in the foster care system, Crescent Hollow University was supposed to be her second chance. A quiet place where she could fade into the background, study psychology, and forget the haunted dreams that clawed through her sleep each night. But then she met Kaelen Duskborne—a boy with silver-gray eyes and a presence that felt more like a storm than a person. Cold. Distant. Magnetic. Dangerous. He watches her like he knows something. Like he remembers something. Like he’s trying not to want something. What begins as a cold warning quickly spirals into a magnetic obsession neither of them can resist. Every encounter with Kaelen pulls Aria deeper into a world she never knew existed—a world of secrets buried under Crescent Hollow’s prestigious halls, of whispers that call her name through the trees, of wolves that don’t belong in fairy tales. Kaelen is hiding something. Something dark. Something that howls under the surface of his skin. And Aria? She might be the reason he loses control. But the danger surrounding Kaelen isn’t just about what he is—it’s about what’s coming for him. For her. For the bloodline she never knew she was part of. A centuries-old war is rising beneath the campus grounds, and Aria’s role in it is far more dangerous than anyone understands. Because Aria isn’t just Kaelen’s temptation. She’s his mate. His weakness. And maybe his undoing. As enemies close in and secrets unravel, Aria must decide if she’s willing to risk everything—her life, her sanity, her heart—for a boy who was never meant to love a human. Especially not one like her. In a world where instinct rules and fate binds in blood, one choice will ignite a war.