When the Alpha's greatest enemy becomes his only salvation...
I thought escaping my nightmare was impossible.
For nineteen years, I lived as property in the Nightstar pack. Branded. Beaten. Broken. The only human among wolves who saw me as nothing more than a useful tool.
When the Alpha's son decided to claim me as his personal plaything, I knew I had two choices: submit or die trying to escape.
I chose to run.
Bleeding and desperate, I stumbled into enemy territory-right into the arms of Alpha Daren Ashworth. He should have sent me back. Should have honored the ancient laws that said I belonged to Nightstar.
Instead, he looked at me and saw something impossible.
His second-chance mate.
But some scars run deeper than flesh...
Daren lost his first mate five years ago. The pain nearly destroyed him, and he swore he'd never love again. When he sees me, I know he's fighting ghosts I can never compete with.
I look exactly like her. Same face. Same eyes. Same everything.
How can I trust that he wants me and not just a replacement for what he lost?
When my past comes hunting, everything we've built will burn...
Nightstar won't let me go without a fight. They're coming for me with armies and allies, ready to tear apart anyone who stands in their way.
The baby growing inside me makes everything more dangerous. Our child deserves to be born free, but freedom comes with a price that might be too high to pay.
As war closes in around us, I have to decide: Is love worth fighting for when it could cost everyone I care about their lives?
Sometimes the most broken souls create the strongest bonds.
This is our story. Of healing that goes deeper than any wound. Of love that burns brighter than hate. Of finding home in the last place you'd ever look.
But happy endings aren't guaranteed-especially when your past refuses to stay buried.