The Silent Alpha's mate

At Silverhowl Academy, strength is everything.And Liranae Vaelyn has none—or at least, that is what everyone believes.Born unable to speak, Liranae has spent years being treated as an outcast. Her silence makes her an easy target for cruel students, while teachers overlook her and her classmates assume she is weak.But Liranae has learned to survive without a voice.What no one knows is that beneath her quiet exterior lies something far more dangerous.During a combat-training class, Liranae is pushed beyond her limits. What should have been another humiliating lesson becomes the moment that changes everything. Her impossible fighting instincts catch the attention of Kaelan Draven, the academy's feared Alpha teacher—and one of the most powerful Apathies in history.For the first time, someone sees the strength hidden behind her silence.Then the academy is attacked.When Liranae risks her life to save another student, a rare power awakens inside her. A mysterious healing ability—one thought to have disappeared from their world centuries ago.But awakening her power comes with a price.Her body begins to change. Her senses sharpen. Her strength grows. And the girl who once tried to disappear into the shadows slowly begins to emerge as someone impossible to ignore.Just when Liranae thinks her newly awakened power is the greatest secret she must face, fate reveals something even more terrifying.Kaelan is her destined mate.The cold Alpha who commands respect with a single glance is suddenly the one person she cannot escape.As Liranae struggles to control her growing abilities, enemies begin circling the academy. Someone knows what she is becoming—and they are willing to destroy everything to possess her power.For years, Liranae believed her silence made her less worthy.Now she must learn that she never needed a voice to be powerful.Her journey will change not only her appearance, but her heart, her mind, and the way she sees herself.From a forgotten outcast to a woman capable of standing beside the most powerful Alpha alive, Liranae's transformation will captivate everyone around her.But before she can become the woman fate intended her to be, she must survive the secrets hidden within her blood.Because her power was never meant to heal alone.It was meant to awaken something the supernatural world has feared for centuries.