Layla has always lived in the shadows of legacy; the daughter of a gentle mother and a ruthless Alpha father. She carries herself with confidence, but something darker stirs beneath the surface. When she vanishes without a trace on her way home from the academy, her mother knows something is wrong. Layla was never late. Maddox comes from a long line of hunters. He is cold, calculated, and highly efficient. He doesn’t question orders, until her. Layla is supposed to be a high-value target, a Crescent Moon wolf destined to be sold to the highest bidder. But there’s something about her he can’t shake, something that cuts deep. As Layla fights for her freedom and her mother scours every corner of the mountains for her daughter, Maddox begins to unravel, he's caught between who he was raised to be and what fate demands of him.