“For six years, I bled in the shadows for my Alpha mate, Liam. He told me his wolf was crippled. I believed him. On the eve of his ascension, I learned it was all a lie. His wolf was never broken-he just didn't want to get his hands dirty. Worse, he was planning to spend our mating night with a stray Omega named Elara. Desperate to prove my worth, I rode into the dark forest to hunt the sacred Shadow Beast alone. Liam followed me. Not to help. To steal my kill. He put a silver arrow through my thigh and left me to bleed out in a ravine. When I dragged myself back to the Pack a day later, they were already celebrating him as a hero. Not a single soul had mourned me. Then the terrifying Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack kicked down our doors and declared me his true fated mate. This time, I did not look back.”