When Valerie’s pack falls to the ruthless Alpha King Ryker, she expects death. Instead, he claims her as his war prize and takes her to his palace as a slave.She hates the man who destroyed everything she loved, but forced proximity soon reveals a side of Ryker no one knows. Then their forbidden bond awakens, turning his greatest victory into his greatest weakness.When the council demands Valerie be handed to another Alpha, Ryker must choose between his crown and the woman he was never supposed to love.But Valerie carries a secret that could change the throne forever.

In the blood-stained territory of the Shadowfang Kingdom, Lyra, an unranked rogue living on the fringes of pack society, is captured during a moonlit harvest raid and brought before King Kaelen—the ruthless Alpha King whose terrifying ability to devour his enemies' strength has earned him the title of the Devourer. Expecting a swift execution in the royal courtyard, Lyra is instead marked by an undeniable mate bond that flares between them the moment their eyes lock, forcing Kaelen to claim her as his Luna. But in a court crawling with treason and ancient dark magic, being claimed by the Alpha King doesn't guarantee safety—it means becoming the central pawn in a deadly game where survival demands surrendering her heart to the very beast she was taught to fear.

She spent five years becoming a weapon so she could kill the man who destroyed her.Now the Concord has given Kaelis Veyra the one order she has been waiting for: hunt Alpha Theron Riven, confirm his guilt, and end him.She crosses into Moonspire under a false name, blades ready, heart locked down by years of suppressants. She expects hatred. She expects the chance to finally finish what he started the night he rejected her in front of the entire pack.She does not expect the mate bond to wake the second her feet touch his land. She does not expect the pregnancy she has kept frozen and hidden for five years to start fighting its way free.And she definitely does not expect Theron to look at her like she never left… and like he will burn the whole territory before he lets her leave again.The mission was simple: kill the Alpha who rejected her. But some bonds refuse to stay dead. And some secrets are about to cost them everything.