Alpha Darius Blackthorne never touched the same woman twice, and Sera Nightfall knew the rules. But when she turned 18, her smell drove him crazy. He claimed her every night, telling her she was special and that she would be his Luna.
Then there was the pregnancy test, and on the same day, he told everyone he was getting married. While Sera carried his child, Darius married another for pack politics. Sera ran away into exile with her unborn child because she felt broken and ashamed.
After three years, Sera has found safety with Kieran, Darius's cousin whom she used to be at odds with but now gets along with. Both of them didn't expect how close they are to each other, and Luna, Sera's child, calls Kieran "Papa." As it turns out, Darius is not the cold Alpha who left her when he finally finds them.
Sera has to pick between the Alpha who hurt her and the man who fixed her. But ancient magic stirs, and some ties can't be broken - even by betrayal.

The old bond scroll crumbled between my fingers as I unrolled it.


At seventy-eight years old, I'd hoped never to see these marks again. But the magic in the air told me everything I needed to know. After three generations of silence, the Blackthorne curse had woken once more.


I set the fragile paper on my desk and rubbed my tired eyes. The hiding room beneath the pack house held secrets that most werewolves couldn't handle. Records of bloodline curses, illegal magic, and mistakes that still haunted our family after a hundred years.


Mistakes that Darius was about to make if I didn't stop him.


The bond scroll showed the truth in faded ink and old symbols. Every Blackthorne Alpha for the past century had faced the same decision. Love or job. Heart or pack. And every single one who picked wrong had paid a terrible price.


Chapter 8 - Ancient Secrets