On the night of the Mate Ceremony, I expected to become Luna. Instead, Alpha Ryder shattered my heart in front of the entire pack. *"You are weak, insignificant, and unworthy of being my mate. I reject you."* Humiliated and broken, I thought my life was over. But fate had other plans. When the powerful Alpha King, Ryder's father, arrives to investigate unrest within the pack, he discovers a secret that changes everything—I am not an ordinary wolf. And worse for Ryder, I am his father's true mate. Now the man who rejected me must watch as the most powerful Alpha in the kingdom claims me, protects me, and gives me everything he said I would never have. But Ryder refuses to let me go. As old secrets surface and dangerous enemies close in, I must decide whether to trust the mate who rejected me or the Alpha King, who is willing to burn the world to keep me. One thing is certain: the girl they mocked is gone. And this time, I won't be the one begging for a second chance.