On her eighteenth birthday, every werewolf is supposed to awaken their wolf.
Aria doesn't.
In a world where strength defines worth, being wolfless is worse than being dead. Mocked by her pack, stripped of status, and labeled defective, she becomes a living disgrace...especially when the Alpha heir publicly refuses to accept her as a potential mate and rejects her before the Moon Rite, calling her a burden to the bloodline.
By pack law, she is marked unwanted.
Exiled to the outer territory and expected to disappear quietly, Aria prepares for a short, forgotten life... until the Lycan King arrives to settle a rising pack dispute.
The King is feared across all territories. Unchallenged. Unbound. Untouchable.
The moment he sees her, something ancient reacts.
Not pity. Not curiosity.
Recognition.
A bond no ritual formed...and no rejection can erase.
While the council argues that a wolfless girl cannot stand beside the throne, the Lycan King overturns centuries of tradition with a single claim: she belongs under his protection.
But royal protection comes with enemies, and attention from the throne is more dangerous than exile. As assassination plots, dominance trials, and bloodline secrets surface, Aria's dormant wolf begins to stir.... responding not to the Moon…
But to the King.
The pack that discarded her now wants her removed.
The Alpha who rejected her wants the truth buried.
The Lycan King refuses to step back.
When the most powerful ruler chooses the girl the world called worthless... the balance of every pack will break.