Kael Blackthorn was never meant to be Alpha this young. At just eighteen, he's already feared, respected, and bound by blood to lead the wolves of Ashridge Hollow. Cold, ruthless, and tattooed with the scars of his past, Kael knows the ancient laws better than anyone: Alphas are mated by the Moon-and always to one of their own.
But fate doesn't follow rules.
Emery Quinn never believed in fairy tales-or nightmares. She's all ink, fire, and survival, a human girl who's spent her life on the edge of the forest, ignoring the stories of things that howl in the dark. Until one night, when she crosses a line that was never meant to be crossed.
Now she's marked.
Claimed by a bond she doesn't understand, Emery is pulled into a hidden world of danger, loyalty, and primal instinct, where Kael's touch awakens something ancient inside her-and something even darker around them.
Wolves are watching. Packs are rising. And in the heart of the forest, a forbidden bond could either unite two worlds... or destroy them both.
In a world ruled by wolves and moonlight, Elias-a quiet human artist seeking peace-never expected to find a half-dead alpha wolf bleeding at his doorstep. All he wanted was silence, a place to heal, and maybe a sunrise worth painting again.
But fate doesn't ask for permission.
Kael, the proud young alpha destined to lead his pack, has spent years fighting the Moon's cruel sense of humor. Once betrayed by the one meant to be his mate, he swore never to trust destiny again. When Elias saves his life, Kael's instincts rebel-drawn to the warmth of a fragile human he has no right to crave.
Their bond isn't supposed to exist.
A wolf doesn't belong to a human.
And love, no matter how fated, doesn't always come gentle.
Yet in the hush between breaths, in the space where the forest hums and the Moon listens, they begin to find each other-through broken trust, quiet touches, and the ache of something that feels too much like forever.
Because sometimes, even when the world forgets,
the Moon remembers.