On the night of the sacred Moon Blessing, Lyra expected to finally bond with her mate, Kael. Instead, she found him in the arms of her own sister, Seraphina. As their bond shattered publicly, Lyra wasn't just heartbroken she was humiliated. Disowned by her father for embarrassing the family and offered a position as her sister’s servant by her treacherous ex, Lyra fled into the forbidden forest with nothing but the terrifying, ancient roar of her wolf, Nyx, echoing in her soul.Six months later, the rejected wolf is gone. A Shadow Queen has returned.Lyra reappears at the Alpha’s Seasonal Gala, unrecognizable and radiating a power that humbles the very pack that cast her out. But she isn't alone. She arrives on the arm of the most feared man in the supernatural world: Alpha Darius, the Silent King of New York.The twist? Darius isn't just any Alpha. He is Kael’s father.As Lyra maneuvers through a web of pack politics and dark secrets, she discovers that her betrayal was no accident. From phantom pregnancies to secret debt deals, her life was a transaction sold by the people she trusted most. But as Kael descends into a pit of soul-crushing regret, Lyra finds herself drawn to the cold, possessive Darius: a man who has been watching her from the shadows long before her heartbreak began.When an ancient Fate-Mate bond stronger than any natural mating ignites between Lyra and Darius, the world trembles. To claim her throne and protect the man she loves, Lyra must embrace the "Shadow Wolf" within, even if the Elders brand her a monster.In a game of crowns and claws, Lyra must decide: Is the revenge she craved worth the price of her soul? Or will her fate with the Alpha King rewrite the laws of the pack forever?