In a world that looks just like ours same cities, same rules, same ordinary routines werewolves are nothing more than myth… or so nineteen-year-old Aria Cross has always believed.A simple human girl living in the bustling city, she dreams of stability, loyalty, and a quiet life until everything shatters on Christmas Eve. After planning a surprise celebration for her long-term boyfriend, Aria discovers him tangled in lies and betrayal. Heartbroken and humiliated, she flees into the cold night—straight into a violent confrontation she never should have survived. But fate intervenes in the form of a stranger: a breathtaking, dangerous, impossibly powerful man whose presence feels like fire and gravity. He saves her. He shields her. And with a voice like thunder wrapped in velvet, he claims her as something she has never heard before “Mine. She’s my mate.” That man is Lucian Vale—an Alpha, the ruthless leader of the largest wolf-shifter pack hidden within the cracks of modern society. Feared by enemies, obeyed by his pack, and cursed with a past dripping in blood, Lucian lives by instinct, dominance, and ancient laws. He never expected the Moon to choose for him. And he never expected his mate to be human. As Aria is dragged into Lucian’s shadowed world, she discovers the truth: • Packs ruling in secret • Laws older than kingdoms • Wolves bound by destiny • A brewing war between factions • And a prophecy whispering of a human girl who could change everything Lucian is torn—protecting her means defying tradition, angering rival packs, and breaking the fragile peace of the shifter world. But letting her go? Impossible. The bond is intoxicating, primal, and all-consuming. Aria fights her growing attraction, refusing to be “claimed” like property. She refuses to be another person who loses herself for love. Yet every time Lucian touches her, shields her, looks at her like she is the only thing keeping his beast from collapsing… she feels her heart, body, and fate bending toward his. With danger closing in, Aria must decide whether to reject her destiny—or embrace the wolf who would burn the world for her. Together, they become something unstoppable. A human and an Alpha. Light and dark.Softness and fury. A pair fated by the Moon—tested by enemies, haunted by past wounds, and challenged by forbidden desire. This is a story of revenge, discovery, slow-burning passion, dark secrets, and love powerful enough to rewrite fate itself. And for Aria… Christmas Eve was just the beginning.