Some bonds are not chosen-they are written into who you are.
After a massacre that smells of betrayal, Raella Thorne flees with a moonstone pendant and five siblings in tow-only to find herself the hunted last link of the Ashmark legacy. Kael Varyn, the scarred Alpha who intervenes, is both savior and anchor: an Alpha unused to hope, suddenly tethered to a woman whose wolf stirs beneath her ribs.
Their sanctuary becomes a fortress: the Varyn townhouse holds warmth and training, but it also draws eyes-of councilors who smell politics and Hollow Fang assassins who taste conquest. As Raella's power unfurls and the bond between her and Kael thrums louder, they must prepare for a war that won't ask permission
With betrayal on one side and council intrigue on the other, Raella must decide what she will risk to protect her family-and whether the price of survival is giving her heart to the man at her side.