Charlotte Harris thought it was hard to make it through military training because she was the only female wolf in her unit. She was wrong.
On New Year's Eve, she stands at the Royal Winter Ball and watches General Marcus Steele, the man she's been seeing behind her back for months, tell the senator's daughter that he is going to marry her. When Charlotte confronts him, he rejects her openly in front of the entire military elite, calling her "a distraction I've already forgotten."
The crowd laughs. The whispers start. Charlotte wants to hide.
Then the doors burst open, and quiet falls like snow.
Alpha King Daemon Blackwood walks into the hall, his dark eyes scanning the crowd until they land on her. In three strides, he's in front of Charlotte, and in a voice that makes the chandeliers shake, he declares: "This woman is my mate. Anyone who disrespects her disrespects me."
Charlotte is shocked. She's never even met the King before tonight. Why would he take her? Why has he been watching her? And why does the General look frightened instead of just angry?
As Charlotte is pulled into the dangerous world of the Royal Court, she learns nothing is what it seems. The General wasn't just using her for fun; he was using her as bait. Enemy spies have been hunting her for months because of something she knows, something she saw but didn't realize was important. And the King? He's been protecting her from the shadows, bound by ancient laws that prevented him from revealing himself until the exact right time.
Now Charlotte must figure out who to trust, what secrets she's carrying, and whether the King's claim is real security or just another man using her as a pawn. Because the enemies hunting her won't stop, the conspiracy goes higher than anyone thought, and the truth about her own identity might be the most dangerous secret of all.
This New Year's Eve, Charlotte will learn she's not the weak omega everyone thought she was. And the King isn't the cold, ruthless boss everyone fears.
Together, they might just survive the night.