Us, Always

Four kingdoms. Four heirs. And the woman who was never meant to rule any of them.

Joie has stood beside Adonis, Maverick, Onyx, and Ronan since childhood-long before she understood the blood in their veins or the crowns waiting for them.

They were five children once.

Now, they are warriors.

Beyond their borders, something is hunting. Bodies are appearing where they shouldn't. The lawless territory known as the Heart is growing restless, and whatever is moving through the darkness isn't afraid of Lycans.

Neither is Joie.

She has no crown. No throne. No ancient title protecting her. Only the strength she's carved into herself, a weapon in her hands, and four men she would bleed for without hesitation.

But war has a way of changing things.

Friendship becomes hunger.

Loyalty becomes obsession.

And the woman standing between four future kings becomes something their enemies never prepared for.

Joie wasn't born a queen.

She becomes one in blood.