Lira, the fierce and determined daughter of a powerful Alpha but small pack, has spent her life proving her strength. When she receives an invitation to a high-stakes meeting between the most influential packs, she feels it in her soul-her mate will be there. But nothing can prepare her for the truth.Christopher, heir to one of the strongest packs, is everything she imagined-strong, commanding, and devastatingly handsome. But when their eyes meet and the mate bond snaps into place, he turns away. Bound by duty, engaged to a woman he chose for power and alliance, he refuses to acknowledge the connection between them.Determined not to break, Lira swallows the pain and walks away. But fate is not so easily denied. As she rises in strength and earns unexpected alliances, she catches the attention of the Lycan King-a powerful ruler, a widower, and a man who sees the fire within her.Torn between a mate who rejected her and a king who wants her, Lira must forge her own path. But when war looms and secrets unravel, she will have to decide-will she fight for the mate who abandoned her or embrace the new destiny waiting for her?