Alpha Alexander Thorne has everything: immense wealth, absolute power, and the unwavering allegiance of the strongest shifter Clan in the North. But at thirty-six, the weight of his unmated status is threatening to shatter his reign. His rivals are circling, sensing the political weakness that comes from a destiny left unfulfilled. Alex needs a Luna-a powerful, stabilizing force to secure the Thorne Dynasty. He needs her now.
His life of control is violently derailed when the Moon Goddess finally answers, delivering a mate who challenges his fundamental beliefs about power and fragility: Anya Marlowe.
Anya is eighteen, fiercely independent, and rocketing up the ranks of the human world's high-fashion modeling industry. Her only tie to the chaotic supernatural world is her cold, distant business tycoon parents. Brash, brilliant, and completely uninterested in ancient, possessive Alpha politics, Anya has absolutely no respect for the man who smells of ice and power. She sees a controlling "Grandpa Alpha"-a distraction from her own ambitions.
Consumed by denial, Alex questions the Moon Goddess: Why bond the future of his Clan to a fragile, arrogant human? He believes humanity is a weakness. Yet, the mate bond-the pull, the fierce protective rage, the raw, undeniable attraction-is a force neither of them can deny.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any names, characters, businesses, places, events, or incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Aurora Hayes is a human girl born in the hidden village of Eldermist, a remote settlement tucked beside the enchanted Blackpine Forest. Her people have lived in fear for generations-fear of the monsters said to roam the woods, fear of the savage Lycans who rule the night. Roman Nightbane, the feared lycan King, finds her and recognizes her as his fated mate. Fierce, possessive, and impossibly powerful, Roman will stop at nothing to claim the woman destiny has chosen for him.But Aurora is human. Fragile. Untouched by the brutal world of Lycans and vampires. And her arrival in Roman's kingdom sparks jealousy, suspicion, and ancient grudges-especially from Scarlett, Roman's former fiancée, who will do anything to reclaim the future she believes is rightfully hers. As Aurora struggles to find her place as Luna, dark forces gather in the shadows. The Vampire Coven discovers her humanity-and the dangerous purity of her blood. When they attack the pack territory and nearly take Aurora, Roman unleashes a terrifying fury that shakes the forest to its roots.