She caught him in the arms of her cousin on the morning of their mating ceremony. Kaelen shatters Elara’s world with a brutal, public rejection at the altar. She flees into the forbidden dark woods in humiliation only to stumble upon a dying monster.Elara saves his life and triggers a dark, consuming hunger between them. The stranger claims her with an ancient mark that completely incinerates her old life. When her vengeful family discovers the jagged scar on her neck, they label her a traitor. Now, Elara faces execution for a dark royal mark she knows nothing about... and the beast who gave it to her is coming to take what is his.