Mated to the Wrong Alpha

By Bella Anne

2026 Inkitt First Place Romance Contest Winner

Jace Maddox rejected me in front of every wolf who came to watch me become queen.

Then, as if I were nothing more than a problem he no longer wanted, he handed me to his uncle.

Roman Maddox is the cursed war Alpha everyone in the capital whispers about. He's the monster of the north, the man no sensible woman would choose, and the last wolf anyone expected me to marry.

My family called it mercy. My sister called it punishment. Jace acted like he'd found the perfect solution.

None of them asked what I wanted.

Roman did.

He was the first man who gave me a choice and waited for my answer. He gave me a room with a lock on my side of the door, a place at his table, and the freedom to become more than the weak Luna everyone had already decided I would be.

I was supposed to marry a prince, stand quietly beside him, and be grateful for whatever scraps of affection he offered.

Instead, I became Roman's wife.

The farther north he takes me, the more I realize our marriage wasn't only meant to punish me. Someone has been starving his territory, falsifying royal orders, and using both of us in a game that began long before Jace rejected me.

Now the prince who threw me away wants back everything he lost.

But I'm not the obedient bride he remembers, and I'm not a mistake he gets to correct.

I'm Roman's Luna now.

And I'm never going back.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HQ5WT5VM
• ISBN13: 9798167383616
• Release Date: November 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 524 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.2" x 5.5"