THE ALPHA'S CONTRACT BRIDEAria Vale has spent her entire life believing she is an ordinary werewolf with an unfortunate past.After losing both parents at a young age, she survives by keeping her head down and hiding the strange secrets surrounding her existence. But when the elders of her pack discover that Aria is different, they decide she is too dangerous to remain among them.She is given two choices: leave the only home she has ever known or accept a marriage proposal from the most feared Alpha in the supernatural world.Damon Blackthorn doesn't believe in love.As the powerful Alpha of Blackthorn Pack, Damon has built his reputation on control, strength, and fear. With enemies surrounding his territory and the pack council questioning his leadership, he needs a wife who can help strengthen his position.Aria is supposed to be nothing more than a contract bride.One year.No love.No questions.No interference in each other's lives.It should have been simple.Until the night of their wedding, when their wolves recognize something neither of them can explain.Their bond shouldn't exist.And Damon knows exactly why.Aria carries a mysterious silver mark that has been hidden since childhood. A mark connected to an ancient bloodline that many believed had disappeared forever.As dangerous secrets begin to surface, Aria discovers that her past was never what she believed. Her parents' deaths may not have been accidents, her exile may have been planned, and her marriage to Damon may have been arranged long before either of them ever signed the contract.Someone is watching her.Someone knows what she really is.And someone will do anything to prevent her from discovering the truth.Now Aria must survive a powerful pack that doesn't trust her, a council determined to control her, and an Alpha who seems to know far more about her than he is willing to admit.But the greatest danger may be the secret hidden within their contract.Because their marriage was never meant to be temporary.The Moon has chosen them for a reason.And when the truth finally comes to light, Aria will have to decide whether to trust the Alpha who deceived her...Or destroy the entire world he swore to protect.