Blurb Selene Carter has spent her entire life believing she was ordinary. An orphan with no family, no future, and no place to belong, she survives by working late nights and avoiding the dark legends that surround Blackwood City. But everything changes when she witnesses a murder deep inside the forbidden forest—a murder committed by students who wield impossible magic. Among them is Lucien Ashford, the cold and dangerous heir of Blackthorn Academy. The moment he sees her, fear fills his silver eyes. Because Selene carries a mark that should not exist. A mark belonging to a bloodline destroyed centuries ago. Invited to the secretive Blackthorn Academy, Selene is thrown into a world of magic, ancient rivalries, and deadly secrets. Powerful families want her gone. Dark creatures awaken beneath the school. And an old prophecy claims that the return of the Cursed Heir will either save their world—or destroy it. But the greatest danger may be Lucien himself. He is the academy king. Her sworn enemy. And the boy fate has tied to her soul. As hidden memories begin to surface and the truth about her past is revealed, Selene must decide who to trust before the darkness consuming Blackthorn claims them all. At Blackthorn Academy, secrets can kill. And some heirs were never meant to return.

On the night of her eighteenth birthday, Elena Ravenwood discovers that the future Alpha of her pack is her fated mate. After loving Adrian Black for years, she believes the Moon Goddess has finally answered her prayers. Instead, Adrian publicly rejects her before the entire pack, shattering her bond and leaving her broken and alone. Banished by the people she once called family, Elena flees into the forbidden forest—the territory of the feared Lycans, creatures every werewolf has been taught to fear. There, she meets Kael. The immortal Lycan King. The monster who has spent five centuries searching for his missing mate. The moment his silver eyes meet hers, he claims the impossible: Elena is his mate. As her former mate realizes his mistake and desperately tries to win her back, Elena discovers that she is not the orphan she believed herself to be. A hidden royal bloodline, an ancient prophecy, and a power capable of changing the fate of both wolves and Lycans place a target on her back. Now Elena must choose between the man who rejected her and the king who waited centuries to find her. But some secrets are buried for a reason. And when the Moon Gate begins to awaken, Elena may become either the salvation of their world—or its destruction.