When Aria Delane, a quiet new girl from Portland, moves to Silverpine after her parents' divorce, she expects nothing but rain, pine trees, and boredom. Instead, she meets the Vale siblings - impossibly beautiful, secretive, and bound to the forest like it breathes through them.
Everyone warns Aria about Elias Vale, the brooding eldest brother who disappears for nights at a time. But it's Rowan Vale, his wild and magnetic sister, who captures her attention. Rowan is all laughter, danger, and warmth - but there's something ancient in her eyes, something that calls to Aria's soul.
After a near-fatal encounter in the woods, Aria uncovers the truth: the Vale family are descendants of Selene, the Moon Goddess, an ancient bloodline of werewolves tasked with protecting humankind from the vampire clans that stalk the Pacific Northwest. These clans are growing bolder, kidnapping and turning humans to strengthen their forces - preparing for war to claim the wolves' territory and wipe them out forever.
As Aria is drawn deeper into Rowan's world, she learns that their connection is no coincidence. Under Selene's divine design, some souls are born bound - reflections of one another, destined to find each other beneath the moon. But in a world divided by blood and darkness, love between a human and a wolf could spark the very war they were meant to prevent.
In a world where loyalty is everything, betrayal lurks in the unlikeliest of shadows.
As the sole survivor of a massacre that shattered her pack, young Alpha Aria has spent years in exile, hidden deep in the wilderness. With nothing but her father's survival shelter and the remnants of her pack, she forges a new home-and vows to reclaim the legacy stolen from her.
But survival comes at a price.
Drawn by destiny and the whispers of the Moon Goddess, wolves from all walks of life rally to Aria's side: a fierce mate whose love may be her greatest strength-or her undoing; a loyal Gamma with the power to calm even the fiercest storm; and an enigmatic newcomer whose secrets could destroy them all. As alliances form and bonds deepen, darkness creeps ever closer.
The Voidborn are coming.
Twisted, feral, and relentless, this ancient enemy seeks not just to destroy but to corrupt. As battle lines are drawn, Aria must confront the traitor in their midst, the ghosts of her past, and the heavy mantle of leadership she was never prepared to bear. The future of her pack-and the fate of their world-rests on her shoulders.
But the shadows are thick, and trust is fragile.
Who will stand with her when the final howl echoes across the mountains?
In Alpha in the Shadows, loyalty will be tested, bonds will be forged in fire, and the light of the Moon Goddess may be all that stands between hope and annihilation.