In the icy kingdom of Varkhön, the name Vargan is whispered with fear and reverence. Supreme Alpha. The heir to the throne. The wolf who never loved.After a betrayal that nearly destroyed his kingdom, Vargan swore never to approach another woman — until fate made its cruelest mistake of all: choosing a human as his fated mate.She doesn’t belong to the North.She doesn’t belong in his world.And she should never be his.Torn between duty, ancient laws, and a bond that refuses to be silenced, Vargan fights the all-consuming desire and the fear of loving again. Meanwhile, she struggles to survive in a kingdom where humans are seen as weakness… and love is treated as a sentence.In the North, power always comes at a cost.And loving the Alpha may be the most dangerous decision of all.