My first mate rejected me in front of the whole pack because his father told him to. Two years later I am still the girl nobody wanted, training every day so no one can ever make me feel that small again. Then Alpha Draven decides he wants me for himself, and my father runs before he can take me. We land in Frostbind territory, the strongest pack in the north, ruled by an Alpha everyone is scared of. Ronan Vale does not smile. He does not explain himself. But the second his wolf catches my scent, something in his eyes breaks open, just for a moment, before he shuts it down and walks away like I mean nothing. He is hiding something. I can feel it every time he looks at me and then looks away. I do not need saving. I already learned that lesson once. But Ronan Vale is going to test that promise to myself in ways I never saw coming, and the secret he is guarding could burn both our packs to the ground. This is not a fairy tale. This is a war I did not start, fought for a heart I swore I would never risk again.