Cast aside by her destined partner on the evening of his Alpha rise, orphan wolf Alera finds herself shamed, crushed, and isolated. Yet destiny hasn't finished with her. With nothing to lose, she flees to the off-limits borderlands,where wildness rules, laws fall apart, and death lurks around every corner. But instead of meeting her end, Alera encounters him. A figure in the darkness. A myth born from conflict. The one that even Alphas dread. The Lycan King. Strong. Merciless. Single. And he desires her. But the King's interest awakens more than a new opportunity. it provokes rivals old predictions, and a mystery hidden in Alera's lineage. One that could ruin or save all werewolves. Now pursued by the Alpha who spurned her... and wooed by the most feared male alive... Will Alera become Queen or die as a betrayer to her people?